I have always been very enthuastic about dolphins, especially bottlenose dolphins or for those of you who are older, "Flipper". Did you know that dolphins are one of the smartest ani,mals on earth? Although there are many species of dolphin, I am referring to bottlenose, which are the most popular.
Dolphins are used by the Navy for their sonar capabilities. Because the bottlenose dolphin has such an incredible sense of hearing they can go into very deep sea water and help the navy with intelligence operations. Both the eyesight and the hearing of dolphins are enhanced under the water which make them much more realiable then mechanical or electronic applications.
The auditory nerve of the dolphin has at least 67,900 cochlear fibers which is double the amount in humans. These are the fibers which line the ear and aid in the clarity of what we hear. The dolphin is a very complex creature. One of which we are very lucky to have among us. Not only can we learn from them, we can appreciate the for the incredible creatures they are.
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Hi Stephanie,
I would love to read your casual argument paper. I have always been a big fan of bottlenose dolphins and killer whales. I have never really done much research on the topic, but I do look forward to reading your paper. I think you have a great claim and from what it sounds like it seems you have some excellent facts and support to back your argumentive claim up. I heard dolphins can communicate with people. Is this true? Oh yeah! My bathroom is done in dolphins.
Talk to you later,
Stephanie Foust
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