Dolphins

winning documentary that spotlights how the Japanese hunt and kill dolphins by the tens of thousands and how a group of people try to stop and expose this to the world. The chapter about the International Whaling Commission (IWC) brings forward a few key points that need to be discussed. The IWC is a group of nations that come together and make decisions based on how they can preserve cetaceans. The smaller cetaceans, like dolphins, are not protected under the bigger umbrella. In order to bypass the

to think a certain way about captivity and slaughtering dolphins. Overall director Lois Phihoyos potions the audience to view the capture and slaughter of dolphins as a horrific unspeakable act that no person should ever commit. In particular Phihoyos positions us to view Japanese fisherman as horrible murders who are committing a disgusting crime against humanity and nature itself and when they show us how and what happens to the dolphins while being killed. The director Phihoyos positions us

terrestrial ancestors of dolphins and whales re-entered the marine environment where life originally started. This had a profound effect on their locomotion, diet social behavior and reproduction; for example the breathing system in the waters rendered useless the olfaction of the cetaceans. In water, both animals were met with vision challenge, since light doesn’t travel very well in water; they had to adapt. They started to communicate through low frequency sounds. Dolphins have evolved echolocation

After I watched the documentary , “The Cove”, I was very moved and impacted. I think that dolphins are very smart and cute and I don't know why anybody would want to kill them for meat and use them in shows. This documentary really shows the bad things that Japan is doing to these magnificent creatures. One of the most compelling scenes from The Cove is when they get the footage of the dolphins getting slaughtered. There was so many of them killed that the water was so red you couldn't see to the

Documentaries are a form of genre in the film industry that aims to discuss a certain topic in the world, often trying to prove a point or persuade the audience towards a particular cause. The cove (2009), directed by Louie Psihoyos, is about the annual dolphin slaughter in Tai Ji that happens every year in Japan. It shows the ventures of the activist Ric O’ Barry who tries his hardest to expose the injustice within the industry. Blackfish (2013), directed by Gabriela Cowpertha is about the captivity of

(2009) is a documentary film that describes the annual killing of dolphins in a Quasi-National Park(Japan), from an ocean conservationist's perspective. The film reveals the fact that 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed every year in Japan's whaling industry, which is far greater than the number reported by the Japanese Government. Anecdotal evidence presented in the movie states most Japanese people turn a blind eye to dolphin meat. To expose the truth, O'Barry, and their crew arrived at a glistening

Dolphins are highly social animals that travel in schools. It makes sense that they would sometimes forage as a cooperative group. Several species have been observed to be group foragers. Some of these species include spotted dolphins, Clymene dolphins, and bottlenose dolphins. The species most associated with group foraging has been the dusky dolphin. Scientists have been trying to determine how many dolphins actually forage in groups, and how they do it. It is hard to concretely determine these

Braided Essay: Blood dolphins and Endangered Species As my cruise ship approached the port we were about to dock at, I stood near the railing looking down into the beautiful water. Even from fifty feet up, I could see straight to the bottom of the crystal clear water. As my family and I headed towards the main door to exit the ship, the butterflies in my stomach grew more and more excited. Finally, we left the ship and were greeted by a large sign that read, “Welcome to the Bahamas!” Our first stop

A Tiny Town with Huge Secrets On July 31, 2009 The Cove, an environmental documentary was released, changing the way people would view Taiji, Japan forever. The film exposed the cruel dolphin hunt practice of Taiji fishermen and secrets that the Japanese government has kept from its citizens. Since The Cove has been released, it has gained worldwide attention. The film won the U.S. Audience Award at the 25th annual Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. In 2010 The Cove was awarded the Academy

lives of more than 1800 dolphins are compromised for the benefit it commercial industries. In this town, dolphins are consistently subjected to torturous and unnatural acts of mistreatment, are taken from their natural habitat and are abused in order to satisfy selected companies. These dolphins are chased into a small cove, and obtain either one of two equally terrible outcomes; being butchered or sold as show dolphins. This inhumane occurrence is financed by the Dolphin Captivity Industry, such