Scientists Study Hundreds of Dead Dolphins

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    Originally Posted By teddibubbles

    <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060430/ap_on_sc/tanzania_dolphin_deaths" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200
    60430/ap_on_sc/tanzania_dolphin_deaths</a> ......... So Very Sad.. I hope they find the REAL factor of it..not just a guess
     
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    Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

    A quote from the story includes:

    <Among other possibilities, marine biologists were examining whether U.S. Navy sonar threw the animals off course.>

    Man, the U.S. of A. is always being called on the carpet for something, aren't we?
     
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    Originally Posted By gadzuux

    That's not such a stretch actually. When this many dolphins are involved, it points to a problem or change within the environment - not the individual dolphins.

    I'm not saying that the navy's sonar is the cause of the problem, only that it's understandable that they would include this in their investigation.
     
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    Originally Posted By mrichmondj

    Well, contrary to some of the statements in the article, the Navy doesn't operate ships anywhere close to Tanzania. It would be a unique circumstance to get that far down the east African coast.
     
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    Originally Posted By JohnS1

    That's what we get for making a number one rated book out of "The Porpoise Driven Life."
     

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