dolphin

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The dolphin carcass has been sent for further examination, although test results could take up to six months.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The first suspected case of a grey seal killing a common dolphin has been recorded in Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

Known as "bycatch," this phenomenon causes thousands of dolphin deaths each year.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

The dolphin was cold and a leprous gray-white now in the starlight and the old man skinned one side of him while he held his right foot on the fish’s head.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway