"taxa from Easton Wood include ""Orca"" and walrus ""Alachatherium cretsii"" . Short-beaked common dolphin ""Delphinus delphis"" and indeterminate whale bones are recorded from Holton and Thorington. Very few avian fossils have been found in the Norwich Crag. Bones of ""common guillemot"", ""little auk"" and various indeterminate seabird bones have been recorded from Aldeby, Chillesford, Easton Bavents and Yarn Hill.. The albatross ""Phoebastria anglica"" has been recorded from Easton Wood, Covehithe. No reptile and amphibian fossils have yet been recorded from the Norwich Crag. Fossil marine fish from the Norwich Crag include genera ""Chrysophrys"" sp. (a snapper) and ""Acipenser"" (sturgeon), and"
"planet. The winning name was submitted by the Tokushima Prefectural Jonan High School Science Club of Japan. Arion was a genius of poetry and music in ancient Greece. According to legend, his life was saved at sea by dolphins after attracting their attention by the playing of his kithara ('Delphinus' is Latin for 'dolphin'). 18 Delphini b 18 Delphini b (abbreviated 18 Del b), also named Arion, is an extrasolar planet approximately 238 light-years away in the constellation of Delphinus. The 993-day period planet orbits the yellow giant star 18 Delphini. A very massive and dense planet with a minimum"
"Dolphin Dolphin is a common name of aquatic mammals within the order Cetacea, arbitrarily excluding whales and porpoises. The term dolphin usually refers to the extant families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the new world river dolphins), and Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and the extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin). There are 40 extant species named as dolphins. Dolphins range in size from the long and Maui's dolphin to the and killer whale. Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism, in that the males are larger than females. They have streamlined bodies and two limbs that"
"in neuropsychological deficits amongst children. Conservation, research and news: Photos: Dolphin Dolphin is a common name of aquatic mammals within the order Cetacea, arbitrarily excluding whales and porpoises. The term dolphin usually refers to the extant families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the new world river dolphins), and Pontoporiidae (the brackish dolphins), and the extinct Lipotidae (baiji or Chinese river dolphin). There are 40 extant species named as dolphins. Dolphins range in size from the long and Maui's dolphin to the and killer whale. Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism, in that the males are larger"
"genetic evidence suggests these dolphins belong to the family Delphinidae. The narwhal is the only other species within the Monodontidae besides the beluga. A skull has been discovered with intermediate characteristics supporting the hypothesis that hybridization is possible between these two families. The name of the genus, ""Delphinapterus"", means ""dolphin without fin"" (from the Greek δελφίν (""delphin""), dolphin and απτερος (""apteros""), without fin) and the species name ""leucas"" means ""white"" (from the Greek λευκας (""leukas""), white). The Red List of Threatened Species gives both beluga and white whale as common names, though the former is now more popular. The English"
"Instituto Via Delphi The Via Delphi Institute for Research on Marine Mammals is a Mexican non-profit organization endorsed to generate scientific knowledge about marine mammals, mostly of the ""Tursiops truncatus"" species. The research center is located in the state of Quintana Roo, near Cancún, where the scientific members make indoor studies; by the other side, The Via Delphi Institute conducts research programs with wild dolphin populations from the Campeche and Tabasco costs, in the Gulf of Mexico, and in Holbox Island, located in the Mexican Caribbean sea. The Institute is divided in two working groups, one composed of biologists and"
"Bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphin. Molecular studies show the genus contains three species: the common bottlenose dolphin (""Tursiops truncatus""), the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (""Tursiops aduncus""), and the Burrunan dolphin (""Tursiops australis""). Bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide, being found everywhere except for the Arctic and Antarctic Circle regions. Bottle-nosed dolphins live in groups. They live in warm oceans and tropical seas. Numerous investigations of bottlenose dolphin intelligence have been conducted, examining mimicry, use of artificial language, object categorization, and self-recognition. They can"
"Fraser's dolphin Fraser's dolphin (""Lagenodelphis hosei"") or the Sarawak dolphin is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. In 1895, Charles E. Hose found a skull on a beach in Sarawak, Borneo. He donated it to the British Museum. The skull remained unstudied until 1956 when Francis Fraser examined it and concluded that it was similar to species in both the genera ""Lagenorhynchus"" and ""Delphinus"" but not the same as either. A new genus was created by simply merging these two names"
"""Stenella"", ""S. kabatensis"", from a partial skull found in marine deposits in Hokkaido, Japan. Later, Ichisima (2005) questioned the attribution of ""S. kabatensis"" to ""Stenella"", stressing the need for re-assessment of the taxon. Subsequent study by Mizuki Murakami and colleagues published in 2014 showed that ""S. kabatensis"" is the most basal member of Delphinidae, necessitating erection of the new genus ""Eodelphis"". However, the genus name was changed to ""Eodelphinus"" because ""Eodelphis"" was already used for a fossil opossum. Eodelphinus Eodelphinus is an extinct genus of oceanic dolphins belonging to the family Delphinidae. ""Eodelphinus"" differs from all other delphinids by having"
"neurotoxins that can cause acute respiratory and neurological symptoms including death in marine mammals, sea turtles, birds, and fishes. Common bottlenose dolphin The common bottlenose dolphin (""Tursiops truncatus""), or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae. Common bottlenose dolphins are the most familiar dolphins due to the wide exposure they receive in captivity in marine parks and dolphinaria, and in movies and television programs. The common bottlenose dolphin is the largest species of the beaked dolphins. They inhabit temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, and are absent only from polar waters. Until recently, all"
"Western Africa and Macronesia (Western African Aquatic Mammals MoU). Fraser's dolphin Fraser's dolphin (""Lagenodelphis hosei"") or the Sarawak dolphin is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. In 1895, Charles E. Hose found a skull on a beach in Sarawak, Borneo. He donated it to the British Museum. The skull remained unstudied until 1956 when Francis Fraser examined it and concluded that it was similar to species in both the genera ""Lagenorhynchus"" and ""Delphinus"" but not the same as either. A new"
"White-beaked dolphin The white-beaked dolphin (""Lagenorhynchus albirostris"") is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales). The species was first described by the British taxonomist John Edward Gray in 1846. Due to its relative abundance in European waters, it was among the first of the genus ""Lagenorhynchus"" (""lagenos"", Latin for ""bottle"" or ""flask""; ""rhynchos"", ""beak"" or ""snout"") to be known to science. Its specific name, ""albirostris"", translates to ""white beak"", a reference to the color of the species' beak, a diagnostic (albeit variable) trait useful in identification. The white-beaked dolphin is a robust"
"and flipper, and a second patch at the rear. These two patches are connected by a thin white strip, creating, loosely speaking, an hourglass shape; hence the common name of the dolphin. The scientific name ""cruciger"" is Latin for ""cross-carrier"". This refers to the area of black coloration, which, viewed from above, vaguely resembles a Maltese cross or cross pattée. There have been no verified sightings of calves and their coloration remains unknown. In its usual range the dolphin is easily identifiable. Only the southern right whale dolphin is of comparable size and lives as far south. The right whale"
"they have not been studied extensively they are of least concern to conservationists. Hourglass dolphin The hourglass dolphin (""Lagenorhynchus cruciger"") is a small dolphin in the family Delphinidae that inhabits Antarctic and subantarctic waters. The dolphin has rarely been seen. It was identified as a new species by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1824 from a drawing made in the South Pacific in 1820. It is the only cetacean to have been widely accepted as a species solely on witness accounts. By 1960, despite decades of whaling in the Southern Ocean, only three specimens had been"
"Dermophis donaldtrumpi Dermophis donaldtrumpi is a proposed new species of caecilian, to be named after Donald Trump. It was originally discovered in Panama; it has yet to be confirmed as a new species, nor has the name yet been formally published. ""D. donaldtrumpi"" is about 10 cm (4 in) long, blind, shiny, slimy, looks like a large worm, slippery and burrows, living almost entirely underground. Its eyes can detect light and dark only, so it uses a pair of tentacles near its mouth in order to find prey; it also has an extra layer of skin which their young can"
"Beluga whale The beluga whale () or white whale (""Delphinapterus leucas"") is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is 1 of 2 members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus ""Delphinapterus"". This marine mammal is commonly referred to as the beluga or sea canary due to its high-pitched twitter. It is some times also called a melonhead, though that more commonly refers to the melon-headed whale, which is an oceanic dolphin. It is adapted to life in the Arctic, so has anatomical and physiological characteristics that differentiate it from other cetaceans. Amongst"
"'fish' with a womb"". The name was transmitted via the Latin ""delphinus"" (the romanization of the later Greek δελφῖνος – ""delphinos""), which in Medieval Latin became ""dolfinus"" and in Old French ""daulphin"", which reintroduced the ""ph"" into the word. The term mereswine (that is, ""sea pig"") has also historically been used. The term 'dolphin' can be used to refer to, under the parvorder Odontoceti, all the species in the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) and the river dolphin families Iniidae (South American river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (La Plata dolphin), Lipotidae (Yangtze river dolphin) and Platanistidae (Ganges river dolphin and Indus river dolphin)."
"Pegasus the flying horse. Delphinus lacks stars above fourth (apparent) magnitude; its brightest star is of magnitude 3.8. The main asterism in Delphinus is Job's Coffin, nearly a 45°-apex lozenge diamond of the four brightest stars: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta Delphini. Delphinus is in a rich Milky Way star field. Alpha and Beta Delphini have 19th century names Sualocin and Rotanev, read backwards: Nicolaus Venator, the Latinized name of a Palermo Observatory director, Niccolò Cacciatore (d. 1841). Alpha Delphini is a blue-white hued main sequence star of magnitude 3.8, 241 light-years from Earth. Beta Delphini, called Rotanev. The gap"
"Delphinium Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa. All members of the genus ""Delphinium"" are toxic to humans and livestock. The common name ""larkspur"" is shared between perennial ""Delphinium"" species and annual species of the genus ""Consolida"". Molecular data show that ""Consolida"", as well as another segregate genus, ""Aconitella"", are both embedded in ""Delphinium"". The genus name ""Delphinium"" derives from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning ""larkspur"". The name ""delphinium"" also derives from the Latin for ""dolphin"","
"Wholphin A wholphin or wolphin is an extremely rare cetacean hybrid born from a mating of a female common bottlenose dolphin (""Tursiops truncatus"") with a male false killer whale (""Pseudorca crassidens""). The name implies a hybrid of whale and dolphin, although taxonomically, both are within the ""oceanic dolphin"" family, which is within the ""toothed whale"" suborder. Although they have been reported to exist in the wild, only one is currently in captivity, at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. The first recorded wholphin was born in a Tokyo SeaWorld, but he died after 200 days. The first wholphin in the United"
"Peale's dolphin Peale's dolphin (""Lagenorhynchus australis"") is a small dolphin found in the waters around Tierra del Fuego at the foot of South America. It is also commonly known as the black-chinned dolphin or even Peale's black-chinned dolphin. However, since Rice's work Peale's dolphin has been adopted as the standard common name. Though it is traditionally placed in the genus ""Lagenorhynchus"", recent molecular analyses indicate Peale's dolphin is actually more closely related to the dolphins of the genus ""Cephalorhynchus"". If true, this would mean this species must either be transferred to ""Cephalorhynchus"" or be given a new genus of its"
"Hourglass dolphin The hourglass dolphin (""Lagenorhynchus cruciger"") is a small dolphin in the family Delphinidae that inhabits Antarctic and subantarctic waters. The dolphin has rarely been seen. It was identified as a new species by Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard in 1824 from a drawing made in the South Pacific in 1820. It is the only cetacean to have been widely accepted as a species solely on witness accounts. By 1960, despite decades of whaling in the Southern Ocean, only three specimens had been recovered. As of 2010 only 6 complete and 14 partial specimens had been"
"Romania, and the coat of arms of Barbados has a dolphin supporter. Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints, a dolphin in his coat of arms, as well as Cardinal Godfried Danneels, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Oceanic dolphin Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Thirty extant species are described. They include several big species whose common names contain ""whale"" rather than ""dolphin"", such as the killer whale and the pilot whales. Delphinidae is a family within the superfamily Delphinoidea, which also includes the porpoises"
"18 Delphini 18 Delphini (abbreviated 18 Del), also named Musica, is a yellow giant star approximately 238 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Delphinus of the low northern hemisphere. An object believed to be an extrasolar planet (designated 18 Delphini b or Arion) orbits the star. 18 Delphini is the star's Flamsteed designation. Following its discovery the planet was designated 18 Delphini b. In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars. The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names. In December 2015, the"
"Delphinion A Delphinion (ancient Greek: Δελφίνιον) found in ancient Greece, was a temple of Apollo Delphinios (""Apollo of the womb"") also known as ""Delphic Apollo"" or ""Pythian Apollo"", the principal god of Delphi, who was regarded as the protector of ports and ships. The ruin of the Delphinion in Miletus is still mostly standing. A rectangular temenos, the remains of the temple at the site date back to as early as the fifth century B.C.E. Still present are a rectangular altar with volute acroteria, as well as a few other round marble altars. An ""annual Spring procession which went from"
"Australodelphis Australodelphis mirus is an extinct Pliocene dolphin. ""A. mirus"" is known from fossils found in the Sørsdal Formation, Mule Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. The genus has been described as an example of convergent evolution with beaked whales. The generic name ""Australodelphis"" is derived from the Latin ""australis"" meaning southern and ""delphis"" meaning dolphin, in reference to its discovery in Antarctica. The species name ""mirus"" is Latin for strange or wonderful, and was chosen to reflect the unexpected morphology of the type specimen. While not described until 2002, the type specimen of ""A. mirus"" was collected between 1985 and"
"Northern right whale dolphin The northern right whale dolphin (""Lissodelphis borealis"") is a small, slender and finless species of marine mammal found in the North Pacific Ocean. It travels in groups of up to 2000, often with other cetaceans, in deep waters of the North Pacific. The dolphin is one of two species of right whale dolphin, the other being found in cooler oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. The species was first described by Titian Peale in 1848. The genus ""Lissodelphis"" is placed within the Delphinidae, the oceanic dolphin family of cetaceans. The epithet of the genus was derived from"
"Mahi-mahi The mahi-mahi () or common dolphinfish (""Coryphaena hippurus"") is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. Also widely called dorado and dolphin, it is one of two members of the family Coryphaenidae, the other being the pompano dolphinfish. The name mahi-mahi comes from the Hawaiian language and means ""very strong"", through the process of reduplication. Though the species is also referred to as the common dolphinfish, the use of ""dolphin"" can be misleading as they are not related to dolphins; see ""Coryphaena"" for the possible etymologies of ""dolphinfish"". In parts of the Pacific"
"to the coast of Greece and left. In Chinese astronomy, the stars of Delphinus are located within ""the Black Tortoise of the North"" (北方玄武, ""Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ""). In Polynesia, two cultures recognized Delphinus as a constellation. In Pukapuka, it was called ""Te Toloa"" and in the Tuamotus, it was called ""Te Uru-o-tiki"". USS Delphinus (AF-24) and USS Delphinus (PHM-1), two United States Navy ships, are named after the constellation. A house at Sutton Girls is named Delphinus Delphinus Delphinus (Eng. U.S. ) Eng. oth: ) is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name"
"of dolphin in captivity is the bottlenose dolphin, and less than 50 killer whales were found in oceanariums in 2012. Delphinids, especially bottlenose dolphins, are able to hybridize with a wide variety of other delphinid species; wolphins are just one of many possible hybrids. Six species, sometimes referred to as ""blackfish"", are dolphins commonly called whales: the killer whale, the melon-headed whale, the pygmy killer whale, the false killer whale, and the two species of pilot whales, but they are classified under the family Delphinidae. Recent molecular analyses indicate that several delphinid genera (especially ""Stenella"" and ""Lagenorhynchus"") are not monophyletic"
"both whales and dolphins with their own constellation. The constellation of the Whale (Ketos, lat. Cetus) is located south of the Dolphin (Delphi, lat. Delphinus) north of the zodiac. Ancient art often included dolphin representations, including the Cretan Minoans. Later they appeared on reliefs, gems, lamps, coins, mosaics and gravestones. A particularly popular representation is that of Arion or the Taras (mythology) riding on a dolphin. In early Christian art, the dolphin is a popular motif, at times used as a symbol of Christ. St. Brendan described in his travel story ""Navigatio Sancti Brendani"" an encounter with a whale, between"
"Oceanic dolphin Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Thirty extant species are described. They include several big species whose common names contain ""whale"" rather than ""dolphin"", such as the killer whale and the pilot whales. Delphinidae is a family within the superfamily Delphinoidea, which also includes the porpoises (Phocoenidae) and the Monodontidae (beluga whale and narwhal). River dolphins are relatives of the Delphinoidea. Oceanic dolphins range in size from the -long and Maui's dolphin to the and killer whale, the largest known dolphin. Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism; the males"
"Delphinidae) are an extremely vocal mammalian family and vocal communication plays an important role in mediating social interactions. Most BDRI studies of delphinid vocalizations have concentrated on bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus (in the Mediterranean, Italy, and in the Atlantic Ocean, Spain) and T. aduncus (in the Persian Gulf, Abu Dhabi, UAE). Until recently, communication behaviour had a limited role in conservation, being restricted to enhancing captive breeding programs or use in species counts. However, knowledge of how individuals within a population communicate can generate information ranging from measures of habitat use, social relevance, geographical variation, cultural transmission, etc., that can"