Posts Tagged ‘marine’

Dolphin Stampede

In September 2008 while their boat was in the Sea of Cortez between Isla Ángel de la Guarda and Bahia de los Angeles, Mexico, some fishermen encountered a pod of dolphins. The animals are known for their “bow riding” and playfulness at spotting boats; but when you run into a large pod of them, their [...]

Beached Dolphins Rescued

When a single whale or dolphin strands itself on a beach, it is usually very sick. When those animals strand themselves in groups, however, other, unknown factors are probably at play. There are several theories as to why groups of whales will sometimes swim onto beaches around the world. One is that because whales are [...]

The Incredible, Shrinking Wild World and Why Size Matters

Animals and plants are shrinking, and most scientists believe that global warming is the cause. Recently, researchers examined eighty-five species and found that 45 percent of them have been steadily decreasing in size from generation to generation. What’s more, this downward trend seems to coincide with an uptick in temperatures: Each degree of warming worldwide [...]

Living with Predators

“Seven teens attacked by grizzly in Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains,” reads a headline in a Sacramento news story, taken from the Anchorage Daily News on July 25, 2011. And, “Two teenagers have life-threatening injuries after being mauled by a grizzly bear while on a survival skills course in the Alaskan wilderness,” the first line of a [...]