Political cartoons and drawings were popular features in 1890s newspapers and the yellow journals of the Spanish-American War era. Before the Spanish-American War began, drawings depicting Spain ...

WE DEPEND ON RIVER DOLPHINS Where freshwater dolphin populations are thriving, it is likely that the overall river systems will be flourishing too – as well as all of the communities, companies and ...

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The Dolphin is certified for operation in all-weather and night-time operations, with the exception of icing conditions. There are 100 H-65s in the inventory. The H-65 is the primary Coast Guard ...

The Smiling Dolphin meme features a photo of a Yangtze finless porpoise with a slight smile and is used to express awkwardness or frustration. The image of the creature first appeared online in ...

The question isn’t whether other creatures share our concept of mortality; it’s whether any living being truly grasps what it ...

Edith Pritchett cartoon on Trump’s claim that he is the “father of IVF.” ...

The dorsal fin is like a dolphin's fingerprint, as each has distinctive notches, ridges and pigmentation. "It is reasonable to assume that it is the same individual, as the wounds on the tail fin ...

The former President’s appeal has always been his sui-generis persona and politics—take him as he is—but, this year, the campaign seems more devoted to fan service than anything else. Self ...

You can’t mistake an adult Atlantic spotted dolphin for anything else—the spots are a dead giveaway. This gregarious cetacean isn’t born with those beauty marks, however. Calves start out ...

Then they tail walk. After eight nearly perfectly synchronized sequences, the session ends. There are two possible explanations of this remarkable behavior. Either one dolphin is mimicking the ...

The bottlenose dolphin is a clever, streamlined mammal that can be found in most of the world’s oceans, including around the UK. By protecting marine dolphins like these we’re helping keep our seas ...