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Chris Packham is ‘disappointed’ with The Chase stars for swimming with dolphins in spin-off show… after RSPCA brands it ‘unacceptable’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:18 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 01:18 GMT, 27 January 2021 Nature presenter Chris Packham has waded into the debate surrounding The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles, … Read more
The Chase stars are SLAMMED by the RSPCA for swimming with dolphins in spin-off show… as charity brands ITV ‘unacceptable’ for causing animals ‘stress and suffering’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 The RSPCA have hit out at ITV show The Chasers Road … Read more
Devastating dolphin disease that covers up to 70 per cent of their skin in lesions is caused by decreased water salinity linked to climate change ‘Freshwater skin disease’ was first spotted in dolphins living in Louisiana in 2007 The conditions causes patchy and raised lesions that appear across the body US and Australian researchers have … Read more
Flipping fascinating! Dolphins are entranced by a fidget spinner as visitor holds it up to their aquarium Footage of the curious dolphins was taken at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta The pair became fixated on a fidget spinner in video uploaded on December 10 They kept their eyes on toy and followed it, moving their … Read more
Dolphins are able to avoid decompression sickness when deep in the ocean by consciously dropping their own heart rates before diving, a new study revealed. The condition, also known as the bends, occurs when dissolved gases come out of solution in bubbles and can affect just about any body area and can be fatal. Researchers from … Read more
North Korea ‘is training elite dolphins to clear mines and attack enemy frogmen’ in carbon-copy of America’s Navy programme North Korea is training dolphins as part of its naval force, evidence suggests Satellite images show animal pens at a naval base in Nampo, on the west coast The Naval Marine Mammal Program dates back to … Read more
Whales, dolphins and seals are ‘highly susceptible’ to infection from COVID-19 which could cause life-threatening liver and lung damage in the endangered animals, experts warn Researchers looked at how at-risk various marine mammals are to coronavirus Found many may be more susceptible to infection than people are Warn that it is possible animals in oceans get … Read more
Salmon farmers are ‘torturing’ porpoises and dolphins with high-pitched noises to protect their stock, campaigners warn Salmon farmers use underwater high-pitched noise devices to protect stock The devices are used to scare off seals that can each eat up to 15lb of fish a day But the underwater equipment has been branded ‘sonic torture’ by … Read more
Breathtaking moment a pod of leaping dolphins circle kayakers in a Scottish loch Denise Vernon and her partner Mark were paddling on Loch Hourn, Scotland As they travelled across the sheltered water, a pod of dolphins started leaping The marine mammals surrounded the pair as they filmed the amazing moment Ms Vernon said the first … Read more
Half a MILLION fish wash up on British beach in desperate bid to escape hungry seals and dolphins Locals at Benar Beach, near Barmouth in North Wales, say several tons of silver sprat had washed up ashore Experts say the school of fish willingly beached itself after calm waters brought hungry predators nearby But as … Read more