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BUEI Talks On Bermuda’s Deep Water Dolphins
Randall Wells, a senior scientist for the Bermuda Dolphin Tracking Project and Program Director of the Chicago Zoological Society’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, along with dolphin lung expert Andreas Fahlman, a Marine Biologist and Assistant Professor of Biology at Texas A&M University, will be the presenters at the next BUEI Talks installment,... Read more of this article
Video: Wild Bottlenose Dolphins In Bermuda
A five minute film shot by local whale researcher Andrew Stevenson offers a unique look at wild bottlenose dolphins as they frolic and play in Bermuda’s waters. The video opens with shots of the dolphins swimming from above, with the reflection of the overhead clouds on the water’s surface making for an interesting overlay. Later, the... Read more of this article
Opinion: Ethical Question Of Dolphins & Captivity
[Opinion column written by Jonathan Starling] Recently there’s been a lot of discussion in Bermuda on the issue of keeping dolphins in captivity; this appears to have been the unintended result of Dolphin Quest announcing the births of two baby dolphins amongst their captive population. A Role for Aquariums & Zoos To be upfront, I was formerly... Read more of this article
Dolphin Quest Welcomes Second Dolphin Birth
Only days after “Bailey” gave birth, Dolphin Quest has welcomed another new arrival with “Ely” giving birth at around 6pm on Saturday [Apr 5]. Ely, named after Ely’s Harbour in Sandys Parish near Fort Scaur, was born at Dolphin Quest Bermuda in June of 2003. Since then, she has connected with thousands of schoolchildren, summer campers,... Read more of this article
Dolphin Quest’s “Bailey” Welcomes New Baby
Congratulations are in order for “Bailey” — a resident of Dolphin Quest — who gave birth at just past 2.00am this morning [Mar 31]. Mother and child are apparently doing well, and we expect to be able to update with additional information on this new arrival later today. Bailey and her newborn pictured today: Related Stories Dolphin... Read more of this article
Video: Dolphin Pods Spotted In Sargasso Sea
The team from LookBermuda was recently out filming in the Sargasso with a crew from the BBC in October, only to observe this local dolphin pod coming to visit on multiple occasions over a three week period at multiple locations around the platform. There were up to several dozen in the pod during a given visit; local fishermen at the time reported seeing... Read more of this article
Officials Update NOAA After Dolphin Sighting
On Monday, August 12th 2013, Bermuda experienced a lone dolphin lethargically swimming close to shore for several hours in Somerset Long Bay. Officials from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] and Dolphin Quest were onsite to make a visual assessment of the dolphin’s health and to set up a field station in the event that Dr. Ian Walker,... Read more of this article
Dolphin Leaves Somerset Waters, Heads To Sea
After swimming around super close to shore in Somerset, the dolphin that caused a stir on Monday [Aug 12] has returned to the deeper waters and has not been spotted close to shore since. Dr Ian Walker of the Bermuda, Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] said they received notice about the dolphin, with reports coming in indicating that it looked like... Read more of this article
Officials Respond, Dolphin Very Close To Shore
[Updated with video] A lone dolphin was spotted very close to shore in the West End today [Aug 12], and the Marine Police were called to the scene after receiving reports of what appeared to be a distressed marine mammal at Somerset Long Bay. Police Media Manager Dwayne Caines said the Marine Police are liaising with Dolphin Quest and relevant marine... Read more of this article
Study Reveals Dolphins Super Long Memory
While we may all be familiar with the idea that elephants are the members of the animal kingdom with the longest memory apart from humans, a new study conducted with information regarding captive dolphins in both the United States and Bermuda has revealed that it is, in fact, those sea mammals that have the longest non-human memories – especially... Read more of this article
Two Dolphins Spotted Inshore Off North Shore
A pair of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins were spotted inshore yesterday [June 24] off the North Shore, and the Department of Conservation said it is “highly unusual” for them to be close to shore and in such small numbers. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo has been made aware that a pair of Atlantic Bottlenose... Read more of this article
Video: Dolphins Escort Yacht Leaving Bermuda
Sailors delivering a yacht from Bermuda to Rhode Island were accompanied part of the way across the Atlantic by playful dolphins. In a video recently posted at YouTube, the uploader “rdunncpa” said, “On our delivery of an Oyster 53 from Bermuda to Newport we had an escort of bottlenose dolphins. These two swam the bow wake for a long... Read more of this article
