dolphin

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"They found a dolphin at one point and had to shut everything down."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Although initial reports show the measure may be helping, Rouby suggested that adjusting the ban's timing based on dolphin migration patterns could make it more effective.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

In 2019, Canada passed a bill making it illegal to hold a whale, dolphin or porpoise captive.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

For many nature enthusiasts, few scenes are as distressing as finding a stranded whale or dolphin lying helpless on the beach.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2025

She looked like a dolphin, being born into the water, swimming away just seconds after birth.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen