dolphin
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They say the barriers kill local endangered species like the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin and the leatherback turtle, and they’re not that good at keeping out sharks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
He wouldn’t say if the U.S. had dolphin assets in the water.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
"They found a dolphin at one point and had to shut everything down."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
A group of kayakers say they had an "incredible surprise" when a curious dolphin swam beside them as they paddled under the Forth Rail Bridge.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Except when he sang that stupid dolphin song at me.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Head out with Sado Emotion in search of the Sado’s resident bottlenose dolphins, with a cruise along the Arrábida coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
I picked him up at Los Angeles International Airport and took him straight to Zuma Beach for a picnic, where we watched dolphins jumping in the waves while the seagulls stole our potato chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
In contrast, fishermen working with dolphins may interpret different dolphin behaviors as cues for when to cast their nets, and those signals can vary from one region to another.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Another superstition is that dolphins bring good luck, so I was glad to spot a school of them herding baitfish as Abbey and I motored up the shoreline.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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