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    sensing oneself (self-consciousness), several animals today, including dolphins, parrots, and chimpanzees, meet these requirements to be considered intelligent beings and thus should be entitled to the same inalienable rights as humans proportionally to their intellect. Dolphins exemplify high animal intelligence because of their unique levels of self-awareness and ability to learn and teach each other. For instance, dolphins, like humans, can look at a mirror, recognize

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    of them. Like the dolphin in "The Pod". The story started off with the dolphin in the story stranded. Then the protagonist in the story, Jesse drives over to the grocery store and sees the dolphin move. He runs over to the dolphin trying to push it over into the water, he then remembers that the rib cage of the dolphin couldn't support the body on land. When Jesse finally got the dolphin into the water the dolphin kept trying to swim back to land. Jesse had to lead the dolphin back into deeper water

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    and the national bycatch rate is very low. The amount of cetacean bycatch in the fishing industries of the world has decreased incredibly since it was first announced as a problem(NOAA 8). In the 1960’s, there was an estimated number of 500,000 dolphins caught as bycatch per year by fishing industries alone(NOAA 8). There was an act, the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, that was passed in 1972. This act’s main goal was to reduce marine mammal bycatch. This act required that “scientific studies

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    higher power and creator. This carries over to the awesomeness of the creation and species of the dolphins. There are a range from 30 to 48 calculated different species of dolphins in the world (Types of Dolphins). Each and every form of species carry certain characteristics they apportion, but yet have many characteristics they carry within their own individuality. In homogeneous attribute to cows, dolphins have babies which are called calves, the females are called cows, and the males are called bulls

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    Who saw it First Outside of the boat, the salty smell of ocean water and chocolate and strawberry frozen yogurt ( My all time favorite) breezed through the air. The was a small breeze as the waves brushed through it as I gazed into the water. My toes were tingling as I walk on the wood floor on the 12th deck of a carnival cruise ship. I was enjoying my time on the boat with lots of friends and family. We have been on this exact cruise in the previous years so we have experience of where everything

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    There are many different types of dolphins. There is a Bottlenose dolphin, Amazon river dolphin, Common dolphin, and spotted dolphin. Dolphins are carnivores and eat mostly fish and squid. Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals and are part of the family of toothed whales that includes orcas and pilot whales. They are found worldwide, mostly in shallow seas of the continental shelves. Dolphin coloration varies, but they are generally gray in color with darker

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    Olympic size pools getting waiting on all hours of the day, swimming with dolphins, and the XPOR tour. The resort I stayed at is called the Moon Palace. When I walked

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    I want to be a marine biologist when I grow up. I think it would be fun to be a marine biologist and get to work with all the animals. I love to work with animals and think I would make a great biologist. A marine biologist not only works but some do train the animals they are working with. There hasn’t many if any marine biologist that have come from my home town. The history of marine biology may have begun as early as 1200 BC when the Phoenicians began ocean voyages using celestial

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    XX(b) and (g) under GATT from The Panel and The Appellate in two cases namely US – Tuna (Tuna - Dolphin) and US – Shrimp (Shrimp - Turtle). 1. The Tuna – Dolphin Controversy • Main facts In the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP), tuna schools are identified by tracking dolphins, the species are commonly known to swim above tunas, and harvested by using large "purse seine" nets which leads to dolphins mortality accidentally trapped with tunas . The US Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 forbade

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    pregnant and they produce breast milk through the mammary glands of their breast to feed their babies, well if you count us humans as mammals. Marine mammals. Marine mammals are mammals that live under water and spend their lives in the water, such as dolphins, whales, etc. I know what you’re probably thinking, how do mammals

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