Dolphin FAQ (Index)
Jaap van der Toorn
Posting-Frequency: monthly
Last-modified: 2001/05/13
Maintainer: Jaap van der Toorn <ja...@rosmarus.com>
* This is the index of the FAQ for alt.animals dolphins.
* This document is maintained by Jaap van der Toorn
* (ja...@rosmarus.com). The intention is to post the latest
* version of the FAQ on the newsgroup once a month.
*
* Please direct any remarks, suggestions, corrections and
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* Last update: May 13, 2001
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
[Dolphin FAQ 1/3]
1.0 - What is alt.animals.dolphins?
2.0 - GENERAL BIOLOGY
2.1 - How do dolphins sleep?
2.2 - How intelligent are dolphins?
2.3 - How does the dolphin brain compare to the human brain?
2.4 - How do dolphins communicate and do they have their own
language?
2.5 - How does dolphin sonar work?
2.6 - Can dolphins combine information from their sonar
with their vision?
2.7 - Can dolphins see colors?
2.8 - What and how much do dolphins eat?
2.9 - How old can they get?
2.10 - Do dolphins live shorter in captivity?
2.11 - How did dolphins evolve?
2.12 - How can you interact with wild dolphins?
2.13 - Why do whales and dolphins beach themselves?
2.14 - How deep can a dolphin dive?
2.15 - How fast can a dolphin swim?
2.16 - Where can you find dolphins?
2.17 - Can dolphins live in fresh water?
2.18 - How do dolphins get their water?
[Dolphin FAQ 2/3]
3.0 - DOLPHIN RESOURCES
3.1 - Where can you find out more about books, videos etc.
about dolphins?
3.2 - Are there any fictional books starring dolphins?
3.3 - How can I find dolphin related Web sites?
3.4 - Are there dolphin-related mailing lists?
4.0 - DOLPHIN TAXONOMY
4.1 - How many species of dolphins are there?
4.2a - What is the dolphin species seen in most oceanaria?
4.2b - What species was the dolphin in the Flipper series?
4.3 - What is the largest dolphin?
4.4 - What is the smallest dolphin species?
4.5 - What is the difference between dolphins and porpoises?
4.6 - What is a dolphin fish?
4.7 - What are cetaceans?
4.8 - Are dolphins endangered?
4.9 - An overview of the species of whales and dolphins
(the order Cetacea)
[Dolphin FAQ 3/3]
5.0 - Where can you work with dolphins or other marine mammals?
6.0 - Where can you swim with dolphins?
7.0 - Where can you see whales and dolphins in the wild?
8.0 - Where can you find information on Dolphin Assisted
Therapy?
9.0 - How can you adopt a dolphin or whale?