For decades, the US Navy has used specially trained dolphins to monitor and secure the waters around their ships. Today, these cetacean sailors are on a search and rescue mission that could save one of their cousins - the critically endangered vaquita - from extinction.
The Day of the Dolphin is episode 12 of Menagerie, a podcast about animals, their stories, and how we interact with them.
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For decades, the US Navy has used specially trained dolphins to monitor and secure the waters around their ships. Today, these cetacean sailors are on a search and rescue mission that could save one of their cousins - the critically endangered vaquita - from extinction.
The Day of the Dolphin is episode 12 of Menagerie, a podcast about animals, their stories, and how we interact with them.
In many corners of the animal kingdom, shells are a time-honored way of preventing predators from sinking their pointy parts into an animal's most sensitive bits. Sometimes, though, shells can hinder a creature's ability to defend itself. And new research has found some animals that put their shells to use in perhaps the least expected ways.
The Best Defense is Episode 10 of Menagerie, a podcast about animals, their stories, and how we interact with them.
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For decades, the US Navy has used specially trained dolphins to monitor and secure the waters around their ships. Today, these cetacean sailors are on a search and rescue mission that could save one of their cousins - the critically endangered vaquita - from extinction.
The Day of the Dolphin is episode 12 of Menagerie, a podcast about animals, their stories, and how we interact with them.
