| Some scientists who work with dolphins | | | | annoyance or danger. Just like humans, |
| believe that these sea-dwellers show a sense | | | | dolphins like to gesture when they interact |
| to the disability and physical trauma | | | | with each other. To communicate, they use |
| associated with function and pain in humans, | | | | body language or they whistle and they stroke |
| therefore making the cranio-sacral therapy | | | | one another with their fins as if bonding |
| possible. Dolphins, with their internal sonar | | | | socially. When they swim together as friends, |
| or echo-location can feel where the person | | | | they move synchronously leaping in and out of |
| hurts the most and are able to gently nudge | | | | the water. When they are angry or aggressive, |
| and play without hurting the person.Once, two | | | | they open their mouths or clap their jaws |
| dolphins saved a writer while he was swimming | | | | violently.Dolphins can dive to great depths |
| far off the coast of California. The man was | | | | and also can leap high over the water. Being |
| a good swimmer and swimming had become his | | | | mammals, they need to breathe, but unlike |
| daily routine. One day, far away from the | | | | humans their breathing is voluntary. They |
| shore, he felt very tired, too tired to lift | | | | breathe through the opening on the top of |
| his arms or kick. Suddenly, two dolphins came | | | | their heads. It is possible that dolphins can |
| to his rescue. They swam with their bodies | | | | drown. When that happens other dolphins come |
| touching him and they propelled him forward | | | | to the drowning dolphin's aid, supporting his |
| by fastening their nose under his arms to | | | | body in such a way that his blowhole stays |
| keep him afloat, until they came close to the | | | | above the water.To sleep, dolphins have to |
| shore where there were other people. By this | | | | shut down only half of their brain, which |
| time, the writer had regained enough strength | | | | probably means that they are always alert to |
| to swim a few more yards to safety. He says | | | | danger. Dolphins also take short naps as they |
| the dolphins didn't leave immediately. They | | | | float just below the surface. Yet, unlike |
| kept leaping off shore to make sure he made | | | | humans, their most active feeding time is the |
| it to land safely.Many incidents of dolphins | | | | night, although they spend a good amount of |
| saving people at sea have been reported. Some | | | | the day looking for food.One of the best |
| time ago, it was in the news that a pod of | | | | dolphin research centers is located in the |
| dolphins defended a group of swimmers by | | | | Marathon Key, Florida. Here and at other |
| circling protectively around them to fend off | | | | dolphin centers around the world, the project |
| the attack of the great white shark. The | | | | of aiding handicapped children with Dolphins |
| swimmers were on a lifeguard training swim | | | | is carefully investigated, with the therapy |
| about hundred yards off the shore. At first, | | | | based on the dolphin's natural desire to come |
| the men didn't understand that there was a | | | | into contact with humans. Through interaction |
| shark. One of them swam away but was pushed | | | | with dolphins, children with Autism, Down's |
| back into the circle by the dolphins. At that | | | | Syndrome, anorexia, depression, cancer, and |
| time he saw a nine-foot shark two yards away | | | | learning disabilities have exhibited positive |
| from him. The men spent about forty minutes | | | | results by calming down and showing a better |
| before in that circle before the dolphins let | | | | sense of importance and self-confidence.There |
| them swim back to the shore. Since sharks are | | | | are, however opposing views and theories. In |
| dolphins' greatest enemies, it is possible | | | | 2003, a report by WDCS (Whale and Dolphin |
| that they protected the men as if the | | | | Conservation Society) and HSUS (the Humane |
| swimmers were their own offspring.There are | | | | Society of the United States) claims that the |
| many different species of dolphins. A | | | | risk to dolphins overweighs the positive |
| familiar one is Flipper's kind, the | | | | effects of their interaction with humans in |
| bottlenose dolphin. One of the world's most | | | | dolphin-petting zoos. Dolphins become obese |
| endangered species is a dolphin called by | | | | with the excess feeding by the public and |
| many names such as Beiji; Pai C'hi; Chinese | | | | extended exposure to humans subject the |
| River Dolphin; Yangtze Dolphin; Whitefin | | | | animals to stress and injury. Also some |
| Dolphin; Whiteflag Dolphin. It inhabits the | | | | children, even if very few, have been |
| Yangtze River in China. It is said that these | | | | reported to regress in their development from |
| animals are very close to being extinct since | | | | being pushed by their families and the fright |
| there are only 5 of them left, whereas in | | | | of the animals or the water.Given the |
| 1984 there were 400.Warm-blooded like men, | | | | positive use of dolphin and human contact, |
| dolphins are mammals, not fish, and they give | | | | more research is needed, and attention to the |
| birth to one baby at a time, nursing their | | | | dolphin petting areas and more closely |
| young up to four years. They live in social | | | | observed rules of hygiene and sanitation are |
| groups called pods and interact with each | | | | in order, so that both species can continue |
| other very closely. These pods' make-up can | | | | to benefit from each other.Joy Cagil is an |
| change, since dolphins interact with dolphins | | | | author on a site for |
| from other pods from time to time. A lone | | | | |
| dolphin that has lost his friends at sea can | | | | Writers ( Her training is in foreign |
| easily be adopted by another pod.Dolphins | | | | languages and linguistics. In her background |
| have powerful tails that not only help to | | | | are varied subjects such as psychology, |
| steer them in water, but also signal | | | | mental health, and visual arts. |