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NEWSLETTER FOR THE DOLPHIN COMMUNICATION PROJECT

The Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) is focused on the dual goals of scientific research and education. Happy Summer!

I fully believe that as we have fun, paper, and we have several more time passes more quickly! It seems manuscripts on the drafting table. Our like yesterday we were sharing spring/summer newsletter is loaded updates with our data analysis and with news and tips. Thank you for conference programs. Summer is upon your continued support! As a bit of us, weather-wise. Our research and foreshadowing, DCP plans to revamp educational programs from Bimini are out member program and launch it late in full swing. Check out the field this summer. Stay tuned for exciting reports to stay up-to-date. Our third happenings with DCP! DRT travel program brings 13 junior Cheers, high school students to Bimini in June. And, DCP is offering two more eco- KathleenIn this issue tours this year - to Bimini in May B i m i n i U p d a t e R I M S and to Roatan in September. Exciting Ecotour 2010 | Killer stuff! We are also getting more of our D o l p h i n s | N a t u r e Photography Tips | research results published; you can W h a l e s i n I r e l a n d | read the abstract from our most recent DCP Announcements

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Mailing Address Thank you to DCP Internships Volunteers!! Dolphin Communication Project If you are interested in interning with P.O. Box 711 DCP would like to thank Binti Ackley and DCP during a fall or summer semester, Old Mystic, CT 06372-0711 Marliese Friedman for all their help this more information is available on our USA winter. Without your effort and assistance, website. Please note, most internships are DCP’s office could not run so smoothly. office-based and do NOT include field You do a great job processing data and work. Check out the web site or contact helping to keep things organized. Well us at [email protected]. done! What to do with a dead in Medieval Ireland

Submitted by Ranke de Vries, PhD | Utrecht University all the birds would get sick and die. If he vomited on land, humans f you want to discover things about everyday life in and cattle would not live to see the end of the year. The whale did Imedieval Ireland, there are two places you should look: this, presumably, until it died (although the text does not tell us this the law texts and the annals. Annals are short notes about specifically). important events that occurred during any given year. Often, the entries refer to abnormal weather conditions he other two references are a little more benign. The next story (like red moons, snow and freezing weather – which is very Tinvolves a whale that has three gold teeth – I wonder who his uncommon in Ireland because of its climate), battles, and dentist was! Here is the translation of the relevant passages (I have deaths of saints or kings. But on a few occasions, we find reworked it a little to make the text a little easier to understand): references to marine that had washed up on shore. ‘The sea cast ashore a whale in…the province of Ulster (roughly Northern Ireland). Every one in the neighborhood went to see it for e know that lived (and indeed still live) in the its wondrousness. When it was slaughtered, three golden teeth were Wseas around Ireland because the annals tell us of whale found in its head, each of which weighed fifty ounces. Fiachna, the strandings. This did not seem to happen that often because king of Ulster, and Eochaidh son of Breasal, chief of the clan Uí the annals only record things that are special or uncommon; Eachach Iveagh, sent one of these teeth to (the monastery of) Bangor if whales beached all the time, it would probably not be (in Northern Ireland), where it remained for a long time on the altar, mentioned (you will not find entries in the Irish annals that to be seen by all in general.’ (Annals of the four masters, 739 C.E.) say things like ‘April 25, 847. It rained today.’). he final legend that I will mention here, I happen to like very n the Middle Ages, Irish people were actually allowed to Tmuch. This particular tale explains the origin of the harp as a Ieat the meat of a beached whale – unless decomposition musical instrument. The tale becomes even more special if you know had already set in. It seems that the Irish population was how important the harp is in Ireland (it even has become somewhat very happy when a whale beached, at least judged from an of a national symbol for Ireland and things Irish in general). In any entry in the Annals of Connacht for the year 1246, where it case, it is nice to remember that if it had not been for a whale, the is stated that a stranded whale ‘…brought great relief and harp might never even have been invented. joy to the (people of the) countryside’. Of course, the reason they were so happy was that they could eat the here are a number of versions of this legend, but the part about and not starve to death. Tthe harp is basically the same. I will give you one version of the story. A woman named Canola (no relation to the oil) or Canolach ot only the meat of the whale was used. Baleen was used had an argument with her husband in the middle of the night. She Nin the making of saddles, according to some legal texts; got up and went outside to take a walk. During her walk, she heard could be used for candles. And, of course, there is beautiful music. She sat down to listen to it and fell asleep. When ambergris. Ambergris was a very expensive commodity in she woke the next morning, she realized that the music was caused all of medieval Europe. It is secreted from the intestinal tract by the wind blowing through partially rotted sinew still attached to of sperm whales and is then coughed up and spit out, kind of a whale skeleton. Canola then designed the first harp based on the like a fur ball. It drifts around on the before washing sinew and the skeleton (in some versions of the tale, the sinew is up on shore, where you can still sometimes find it. actually used as the string).

mbergris was often used in expensive perfumes, because o this summer, if you don’t know where to go on vacation, you Ait made the smell of the perfume last a long time. Scould always go to the beach; who knows - you could find some Nowadays, ambergris has mostly been replaced by synthetic ambergris. materials, but there are still some perfumes that supposedly have ambergris in it, like Hermes Eau de merveilles and Literature: Creed. But I digress; back to medieval Ireland.

ow the medieval Irish would not be the medieval Irish if Fergus Kelly, Early Irish law (Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Nthey did not also possess some more fanciful references Studies 1988) or stories regarding whales. I have selected three of them for Fergus Kelly, Early Irish farming (Dublin: Dublin Institute for you. Advanced Studies 1997) he first reference to a strange whale can be found in A different version of the harp legend can be found in Eugene the tale of how the place Mag Muirisc, ‘the Plain of O’Curry’s On the manners and customs of the ancient Irish (London T 1873); the tale of Rossualt the whale can be found in Whitley Muiresc,’ got its name. It tells us that there was a huge Stokes’s article ‘The Bodleian dinnshenchas’, in Folklore 3/4 whale called Rossualt. He was cast ashore and just lay there. (1892), p. 507. But each year he would vomit, and this was bad news for everyone involved. If he vomited in the ocean, boats would sink and fish would die that year. If he vomited into the sky, 2 Ready, Set....BIMINI Submitted by Kelly Melillo Sweeting Bimini Research Manager

Although I am now at our Bimini, The Bahamas field site year-round, the summer remains our busiest time of year. In Bimini, we collect video, acoustic and photographic data on the wild Atlantic spotted and bottlenose in the area. Our data collection at this site has been on-going since 2001 and we hope it continues well into the future! Two local dolphin- swim boat operators will again graciously donate boat space to DCP researchers. Bill & Nowdla Keefe’s Wild Dolphin Adventures (www.WildDolphins.com) and Al Sweeting, Jr. (www.BiminiAdventures.com) offer trips geared to tourists throughout the summer. We look On 23 April 2010, DCP researcher Kelly Melillo Sweeting observed a group of forward to talking with all their guests in the coming 10 adult Atlantic spotted dolphins while aboard Bill & Nowdla Keefe’s boat. It months. Our research would not be possible without was a great afternoon, watching this group! their support! Bimini Nature Trail and more. Each winter, Bimini gets a different sort of tourist influx - Pelicans! Although we’re dolphin research- ers, we love to watch these magnificent birds who There’s even more! DCP is excited to continue our summer hang out at local marinas. They’re no fools; they internship program and in July I’ll be joined by this year’s know the wait won’t be long before fishermen come interns. The two students will have spent 6 weeks training to clean their catches and toss the birds their scraps! and assisting Kathleen at our Connecticut office. In Bimini, By April, Bimini has said goodbye to most of the they will gain hands-on research experience while assisting pelicans until next fall. in all facets of field work, from photo-ID to interactions with tourists.

As with previous seasons, you can stay up to date with all the Bimini action by following our field reports, posted regularly to www.dolphincommunicationproject.org. New this year, you can also follow DCP at Twitter (dolphincommu) and on This season kicks off with our 2010 Field Course in Facebook. Not only does DCP have its own page, but each of Cetacean Ecology. Beginning 1 May, students and the Adopt-A-Dolphins does too! Be sure to “Like” us today! their professor from the University of New Brunswick will spend a week learning about dolphin behavior -Kel and communication, gathering data on dolphin surveys, completing photo-identification matching and Even if you don’t swim, you discussing various topics, including eco-tourism. can visit one of Bimini’s shipwrecks! In the late 1990s, Mid-May means the start to our eco-tour season. This Bimini was in the path of a late year’s DCP Bimini Eco-tour group will be small, but season hurricane. While the I’m sure they will be filled with enthusiasm. For nearly Gallant Lady was anchored off shore, the engines failed and a week, participants will join me each afternoon in the anchors did not hold. The search of wild Atlantic spotted and bottlenose dolphins. US Coast Guard rescued the They will assist in data collection, photo-ID matching crew as the freight boat rammed and morning lectures and discussions.We look forward into shore. Don’t worry - the story goes that the cat that was to long encounters with many dolphins ! onboard carefully timed the swells, jumped off the ship June brings a different travel component from DCP’s onto the beach and ran up the Dolphin Research Trainee (DRT) program. Thirteen coastline! DRTs, with their chaperones, will complete dolphin surveys, work on photo-identification and explore all Bimini has to offer: mangroves, Bimini Museum, South 3 RIMS Eco-Tour: Are you following our field reports? A Second Chance

DCP researchers post field reports to the DCP website during research trips to RIMS, for 2010! Bimini, Dolphin Encounters and Japan. You can follow these field reports via our twitter page at twitter.com/dolphincommu or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ dolphincommunicationproject or by subscribing via RSS (check out the DCP website for DCP is offering a second chance details). Just to give you a taste of what you might be missing, here are two of Kelly’s this year to join a our eco-tour latest field reports from Bimini. to our Roatan, Honduras field site. Participants will stay at Anthony’s Key Resort and have daily opportunities to assist DCP Well, hello adult spotted dolphins... Director, Kathleen Dudzinski, Bimini 2010 | Written by kelly | Saturday, 24 April 2010 16:59 with data collection on the resident bottlenose dolphins. Friday’s dolphin trip was filled with enthusiastic passengers. We left the There is always plenty of time harbor shortly before 1600 with Bill & Nowdla Keefe. This winter has for fun too – two dolphin swims been particularly windy, so we were eager to be on the boat in calm ! Our first sighting was of 3 – 4 bottlenose dolphins. The group was and one dolphin encounter are traveling and showed no interest in the boat. So, after a quick glimpse, reserved for each participant, we continued in search of more dolphins. We were not disappointed as who also gain entry to Bailey’s only minutes later there was a group of Atlantic spotted dolphins! At first there were 7 adult dolphins and they were soon joined by a large Key Wildlife Sanctuary and . We were able to get a quick glimpse of the group have opportunities to horseback underwater, but they were more interested in themselves than us! ride, kayak, hike, SCUBA dive We continued to enjoy the show from the boat as the group size grew to ten – all adults who were involved in a busy mating ball. and snorkel. Three meals per Un-named ID#24 was in the group, and I suspect Lumpy (#17) was day are included in the package. there too. The passengers got another underwater look while I stayed Bottled water, alcohol and soda aboard the boat for surface photographs – like this one here! are available for a small fee. We’re gearing up for the busy dolphin trip season, so field reports will Airfare and departure taxes are be coming through more regularly! not included. Until then, Arrival: September 25, 2010 Kel Departure: October 2, 2010 Cost: $1,765 per person, double A spring dolphin trip occupancy Bimini 2010 | Written by kelly | Sunday, 04 April 2010 02:53 You can learn more about our I was very excited to head out on Saturday’s dolphin trip with Nowdla research at the Roatan Institute Keefe as it had been quite awhile since I’d been out. It was a bit windier than the forecast had called for, but the boat was full of guests eager for Marine Sciences (RIMS) by to see dolphins. The harbor was very busy because of Easter weekend reading past field reports online and we were soon headedPrincess to the “dolphin grounds.” As often happens, and watching the videos on the the guests were beginning to lose hope and then....there were dolphins! At first we saw 2 adult Atlantic spotted dolphins. Because of the swells eco-tour page of our website: I was unable to identify them, but one may have been Buster (#04). http://tinyurl.com/RIMSecotour The two were not interacting with each other very much and had little interest in us humans. So, we decided to look for more dolphins. We Interested in booking? Contact were not disappointed... Bill Sperling at bsperling@ Soon we were watching 4 different spotted dolphins – two adults idyllwild.com. (including Stefran #82) and two calves. They were surfing the swells and the bow, and gave everyone a good look once the passengers were in the water. The group grew to at least 10 animals, including Lil’ Jess (#35) and there appeared to be some mating behavior, which distracted the dolphins from us. But, everyone had a good time! We weren’t done with dolphins yet though. Back on the boat we continued to watch the dolphins and suddenly a single bottlenose dolphin passed through! It was great to show the guests the difference between the two species commonly found off Bimini. We got a quick glimpse of two more spotted dolphins on the way home.... As summer approaches, we’ll have many more “dolphin trips” here at our Bimini, Bahamas field site. So, be sure to stay tuned! Cheers, Kel 4 Nature photography 101 Tips from professional photographer John Anderson

till photography is one of my favorite pastimes! dolphins. They seem as inquisitive about us as we SOver many years I have learned to perceive light are about them and often approach us at what seems as a palate of color and the natural world as sort of like mach-2 only to turn away at the last minute a canvas that I can manipulate with that light. True with a huge smile that says “Scared ya, didn’t I”. white light is a multi-spectrum combination of all I can only wonder what they’re thinking; perhaps colors of light available in the rainbow. Take one away they wonder what such an ungainly, split-finned and the color shifts. This may be a difficult concept to creature is doing, thrashing around in their home. grasp at first but have you ever tried to snap a photo in With a lot of effort and a little practice, I can swim a room lit with indoor lamps and it came out orange? in short bursts of speed underwater. And, while ………. Or you go outdoors in a shadow and the photo nothing compared to them, they would take the looks blue? This is because of the different color cue and race by as if to say “Come on, let’s .” of light reaching your film or digital sensor. Most Their behavior, their speedy circles around me, is new cameras today can auto not unlike my beagle, Umi, balance for the available saying “let’s play” as she light with little thought from runs circles around me on you, the photographer. beach walks. . Orientation didn’t matter Focus is also important! … up, down, on my back, Often times auto focus is they were there, as long as fooled in low light situations I kept moving. They might or in water. So, be prepared leave momentarily to go to take two or three photos to check out something in the make sure you get the shot. sand or chase each other but before long my spotted I could write volumes about pals would be back and up technical methods and ways to their old tricks of tag and to shoot photos but it’s best keep-away. The dolphins just to have a look at the list below and take it for what propel themselves through the water effortlessly it is … a list of photo tips. The best advice I can give and at times with great speed, time lost all meaning is to treat the ART of photography as an adventure and to me. I was in another world, another realm. enjoy the journey … don’t forget to think about what Before I knew it, I was in the water for 25 min. you saw! The mind’s eye is very powerful! and the dolphins had disappeared just as quickly The following story is an excerpt from a previous and mysteriously as they had appeared. After a experience I wrote about. swim like this, I take a minute or two for “floating reflection” (and to catch my breath) before heading “As I enter the water with a splash, I always expect back to the boat. “Did I remember to use my a chill from first water contact but none ever comes: camera, the purpose of my visit!?” As I handed the summertime water temperature averages 85°F. my camera to one of the crew on deck and pulled My usual stomach butterflies, however, intensify myself up the swim step I heard a voice ask me when I hear the first clicks, whistles and squeals of the “What did you see?” 5 John’s 7 tips to great photographs

It’s All About The Light This is the single most important thought! Which way are the shadows falling? It’s generally best to shoot with the sun behind you. How is the light affecting your subject? What kind of light do you have available? If it’s overcast, keep the sky out of your pictures as much as pos- sible. When the day is beautiful, make the most of it. If your camera allows for the use of filters, use a polarizer. This will help to create deep saturated colors. If your subject has deep shadows falling on it, use your fill flash. Move in Close When you spot a subject, take the shot, then move in closer for a better shot. Having your subject almost fill the frame helps your viewer understand and appreciate your photo. It is a good idea to be respectful and keep your distance from wild animals. Balance boldness with consideration and wisdom. Be Quick It is a guarantee that your subject will swim away, stop smiling or change behaviors, once you point the camera at it; shoot one frame right away. Focus, Focus, Focus! All the other stuff means nothing if your picture is out of focus. Make sure your subject is in focus. This is crucial!! Compose Your Shot Carefully Make an effort to keep it balanced and beautiful, keep the horizon level. Think about what you are really interested in and crop out distracting elements that detract from the photo. Place your subject where you think it most belongs rather than wherever it happens to fall in the photo. Keep Your Camera Setting Simple While you may be tempted to use all the cool settings in your shiny new camera, you will prob- ably get the best results if you do not try to use them all the time and instead learn a simple set up that works best for you in most situations. Think! Use your brain! Where is the light? Am I close enough or am I to close? Is the composition what I want? Am I in focus? Do not allow yourself to fumble with the technology. With wild- life, again …. THINK!! Am I in Danger? Adopt a low-impact approach so you disturb the animals as little as possible and remain safe. 6 Adopt a Wild Dolphin www.adoptawilddolphin.com

What’s in your Dolphins currently up Adopting a wild Adoption Kit? for adoption dolphin with DCP helps to fund:

The purchase of new research equipment (e.g., cameras, underwater microphones)

Conservation and education programs on Bimini, in the US and around the world

Publication and dissemination of DCP’s research results to the scientific community and the general public An official adoption certificate Maintenance of the DCP website, field Photograph of your adopted dolphin reports, and our podcast The Dolphin Pod Details on how to download dolphin Classroom education programs for vocalizations from the Bimini adopt-a- school-aged children including DCP dolphins as a ringtone or audio file Youth Program, Dolphin Research Trainee, Classroom Connections DVD containing video of the Bimini dolphins Volunteer, ecotour and internship opportunities for the public Biography of your adopted dolphin ? Welcome letter and registration info

Information Booklet with Atlantic spotted Name one of the Bimini dolphin fact sheet and info about the dolphins and we’ll add Dolphin Communication Project your dolphin to this list! See page 5 for details. Dolphin trading card sample

Holiday gift ideas Adopt-a-wild-dolphin t-shirts www.cafepress.com/holidaydolphin tinyurl.com/ylfx44v

7 Understanding dolphin names: is there a ?

A is a dolphin??? porpoise, which you might do, even though it is actually a blackfish or officially a dolphin. Did you know that a killer whale, otherwise known as an orca, is actually a dolphin? Orcas are in fact the largest dolphin species in the world today. So, why are they What’s a whale then? called whales and not killer dolphins? Which, by the way, sounds downright terrifying? Well, that is a good But let us return to the first question: what is a whale? question, and there is no easy answer. So instead of an Well according to official scientific terminology, there easy answer, here is a complicated one: There are around is no such thing as a whale at all. Science does not 35 species of . All of these species can formally use the standalone word ‘whale’ to refer to any be correctly referred to as dolphins because they are in of the animals found in the scientific order ; that the scientific family known as delphinidae. Species in is the order containing all animals commonly referred this family all have cone-shaped teeth, a single to as whales, dolphins and . The term whale is on the top of the head, and other morphological traits usually used in the common name of the largest of the that separate them from the animals in the order cetacea, other families. What makes including the , the this a little confusing is that and the beluga the common name for many whale. That is because the of these dolphin species word whale in English was has the word ‘whale’ in the in use for many centuries name. The killer whale is a before scientists started to fine example. But there are classify all of the cetaceans. more, including the - It was probably applied headed whale, the pygmy rather indiscriminately to killer whale, the false killer most large animals seen whale, the long-finned pilot swimming in the . whale, and the short-finned Nowadays, a scientist might . To complicate refer to animals like the blue the issue even further, all of whale (a species with baleen the species I just listed are Killer Dolphin? instead of teeth and grooves sometimes called blackfish, on their throats) as , although they are not or they might call the sperm actually fish, and not really whales, but simply dolphins. whale by the name Physeter. Because common names often vary from place to place and language to language, the Porpoises only way to be sure of what you are talking about is to use its scientific name. In English, a killer whale was You think that is confusing? Try figuring out how the probably originally referred to as a whale simply because word porpoise fits in. In North America, many people it is large; it otherwise has very little in common with refer to dolphins (the species in the family delphinidae) an animal like the blue whale. As we now know, science as porpoises. They may even call a bottlenose dolphin, recognizes the killer whale as a dolphin because it is in the the most famous dolphin of all, simply a porpoise. This delphinidae family. term came about from fisherman who call most dolphin species a porpoise to differentiate between them and But here is one more snag: there are 4 species of freshwater the dolphin fish, otherwise known as mahi-mahi. Now river dolphins that are NOT in the dolphin family, but the problem is that science recognizes the porpoise as a in separate families altogether. These river dolphins are different kind of animal altogether. There is a scientific nonetheless correctly referred to as dolphins. As you can family known as phocoenidae that contains 6 species of see, it is not easy to tell a dolphin from a whale. When what are officially known in science as porpoises. So to be in doubt, you can always just shout ‘hey, look - there’s a scientifically proper, a porpoise is an animal belonging to cetacean! ‘ Maybe that is cheating, but at least you will be the phocoenidae family, and the term porpoise should only correct! Wouldn’t it be easier if we all just spoke Latin? be used to describe one of those 6 species. Unless you are a fisherman and you want to call a melon-headed whale a 8 DCP Announcements!

New article published A comparison of pectoral fin contact behaviour for three distinct dolphin populations

To appear in the journal Behavioural Processes

Kathleen M. Dudzinski , Justin D. Gregg, Robin D. Paulos, Stan A. Kuczaj II ABSTRACT: Tactile exchanges involving the pectoral Bimini-Bound DRTs fin have been documented in a variety of dolphin species. Several functions (e.g., social, hygienic) have been offered DCP Dolphin Research Trainees as possible explanations for when and why dolphins exchange pectoral fin contacts. In this study, we compared The DCP DRT program is offered to 6th, 7th & 8th grade pectoral fin contact between dolphin dyads from three students from a single school or a school district. The distinct dolphin populations: two groups of wild dolphins; format follows an informal science education program Atlantic spotted dolphins ( frontalis) from The with classes occurring once per week for 12 weeks Bahamas and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops during an autumn or spring semester. Students learn aduncus) from around Mikura Island, Japan; and one about dolphin biology and scientific studies as well group of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) as the culture, history, geography and other details residing at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences, of one of DCP’s four field site locations. The class Anthony’s Key Resort. A number of similarities were culminates in an optional week-long field program with observed between the captive and wild groups, including; students accompanying a DCP researcher to the field rates of pectoral fin contact, which dolphin initiated site discussed during the program. Since February, DRTs contact, posture preference, and same-sex rubbing partner in Stonington and Wallingford, Connecticut have been preference. Unlike their wild counterparts, however, meeting each week, and will head to beautiful Bimini, dolphins in the captive study group engaged in petting The Bahamas in late June. Follow the field reports from and rubbing at equal rates, females were more likely to June 25 to July 2 to keep pace with our 13 traveling contact males, males assumed the various rubbing roles DRTs this summer. more frequently than females, and calves and juveniles were more likely to be involved in pectoral fin contact exchanges. These results suggest that some aspects of pectoral fin contact behaviour might be common to many dolphin species, whereas other aspects could be species specific, or could be the result of differing environmental and social conditions.

Dudzinski, K.M., et al., A comparison of pectoral fin contact behaviour for three distinct dolphin populations. Behav. Process. (2010), doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2010.02.013

9 All dolphin adoptions through DCP DCP’s Adopt-a-Dolphin Program help support our dolphin research throughout the world, and the creation DCP currently has ~20 dolphins from our catalog of Atlantic spotted dolphins residing and implementation of local, national, around Bimini, The Bahamas available for adoption. While adoptive parents do not get and international education programs for to take their dolphins home, they will receive a certificate of adoption, a photo of their students of all ages. adopted dolphin, some facts about Atlantic spotted dolphins, information about DCP and Each adoption costs $30 and lasts for our research around Bimini and a dolphin video. They will also receive the most recent one year. Become a edition of the Dolphin Gazette, DCP’s quarterly newsletter, announced quarterly by parent today & support valuable scientific eblast. Be sure to send us your email address, or subscribe online at the newsletter page!. research!. Yes! I want to Some of our dolphins are listed below. For a complete list & all dolphin biographies, check out www.adoptawilddolphin.com Juliette | Niecey | Tilly | Swoosh | Nemo | Lone Star | Trudy | Tina | Lumpy | Lil’ Jess | adopt a dolphin! Freckles | Split jaw | Vincent I would like to adopt a dolphin: $30 for one year. Dolphin name: ______Please cut out and mail your order form, with check, to DCP at P.O. Box 711, Old Mystic, CT 06372-0711. Credit card payment is available online through our web site at www.dolphincommunicationproject.org Please SEND my adoption package to: If this is a gift, please note gift GIVER address:

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