Dolphin Predators
Dolphins are sometimes victims to sharks or killer whales. However, their most dangerous threat is the man.
Dolphins in the Military
The Navy considered the sense of echolocation of dolphins as a valuable resource to locate mines or enemy divers in conflict zones.
Dolphin Social Structure
The pod is the basic social structure of dolphins which rely on this organization to survive. The bonds between the members of a pod are strong.
Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)
The Ganges River dolphin (Platanista Gangetica Gangetica) is a subspecies endemic of the Ganges river where it struggles to survive due to the intense human activities in the area.
Dolphin Research
Although we’ve been fascinated by these animals for thousands of years, it wasn’t until approximately the 1940’s that research in the field of marine mammals began.