DYNAMIC DOLPHINS INTELLIGENT, TALKATIVE AND PERPETUALLY PLAYFUL, THEY ARE AMONG THE OCEAN'S MOST COMMUNICATIVE ANIMALS.(CAROLINA COAST)

From: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) | Date: April 13, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: LANE DEGREGORY, STAFF WRITER

OFF THE SOUTHERN tip of Brazil, dolphins help watermen herd fish into nets, then share the catch with their human colleagues.

In Sea World of San Diego, Calif., these elegant marine mammals jump into high arcs, swim upside down and clap their flippers on command.

Along North Carolina's Outer Banks, bands of bottlenose dolphins follow shrimp boats, leap near ferries and perform for people around the islands' inlets and sounds. They delight beach dwellers year round with their near-shore, above-water antics. And sometimes they let ...

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