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Dolphin saves whales stuck on New Zealand beach| Environment| Reuters: Mar 12, 10:35pm 2 reviews animals, dolphins, whales
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKWEL1524120080313; This is an amazing story about inter-species communications. It makes me wonder how much we don't know about the amazing animals around us.

The New York Times & Log In: Feb 20, 11:57pm 1 review environment, food, ocean, dolphins, whales
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/world/asia/21dolphin.html?_r=1&hp; This is such an irony. The fact dolphins and whales contain so much mercury in their bodies may end up saving them from inhumane slaughtering. From the page: "For years, Western activists have traveled to this remote port to protest the annual dolphin drive. And for years, local fishermen have ignored them, herding the animals into a small cove and slashing them until the tide flows red. But now, a new menace may succeed where the activists have failed: mercury."

Narwhal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Feb 1, 11:47pm 1 review animals, whales, narwhal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwal; Caught a glimpse of a few narwhals on a documentary today. Looked it up for the long task. Fascinating: "he tusk can be up to three metres (nearly 10 ft) long (compared with a body length of 7-8 m [23-26 ft]) The purpose of the tusk has been the subject of much debate. Early scientific theories suggested that the tusk was used to pierce the ice covering the narwhal's Arctic Sea habitat. Others suggested the tusk was used in echolocation. More recently, scientists believed the tusk is primarily used for showmanship and for dominance: males with larger tusks are more likely to successfully attract a mate. This hypothesis was suggested by the activity of "tusking", in which two males rub their tusks together. However, recent work by a research team led by Martin Nweeia suggests that the tusk may in fact be a sensory organ. Electron micrographs of tusks revealed millions of tiny, deep tubules extending from the tusk's surface, apparently connecting to the narwhal's nervous system. While such tubules are present in the teeth of many species, they do not typically extend to the surface of healthy teeth. The exact sensory purpose of the tusk remains unknown, but scientists now hypothesize that it may detect temperature, salinity, pressure, and/or particulate makeup of the water in which the narwhal swims."

Humpbacks to be spared the harpoon -- for now | Greenpeace USA: Jan 2, 10:24pm 1 review nature, whales
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/humpbacks-to-be-spared-the-har; For all the articles I have read so, far, I honestly still do not understand the real intention of the Japanese whaling "expedition".

Japan to spare humpback whales - Breaking News - National - Breaking News: Dec 21, 2007 12:39am 1 review animals, whales, whaling
http://news.theage.com.au/japan-to-spare-humpback-whales/20071221-1ih1.html; Why are these whales of our ocean Japan's to spare? I am temporarily 4.8% relieved (spared 50 out of 1050), but not grateful. Good work, Australia! From the page: "Australia welcomed on Friday Japan's move to suspend the killing of humpback whales, but will push ahead with its diplomatic protest to end the slaughter of the giant mammals in protected waters."

Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand: Dec 18, 2007 1:47pm 1 review animals, conservation, whales, whaling
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601081&sid=aj8LY3Kszwr8&refer=australia; From the page: "Australia plans to monitor Japan's whaling fleet with an armed customs patrol vessel as it seeks to compile evidence to stop the annual killing of the mammals in the Southern Ocean, the Sydney Morning Herald reported."