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THE DOLPHIN THAT SWALLOWED A FOOTBALL

THE DOLPHIN THAT SWALLOWED A FOOTBALL A T the present time we e&bit two species of toothed cetaceans in the Enoshima Marineland, the Bottle-nosed dolphtn Tursiops truncatus and the Risso’s dolphm Grumpirsgriseus. We have had them for six years and during this time both species have mated and given birth to young which have grown so well that some of them are now adult. The total number on e&bition now amounts to seventeen. In the past we have also kept the Pilot whale Globiocephala melaenu and the Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. The former lived only’for a short while, though two individuals of the latter species survived for about five years, during which time they were very healthy and active. All four species were captured near the Enoshima Marineland in Sagami Bay and its vicinity. Except for the Pilot whale, they were all tamed and trained after their arrival at Enoshima. They were all equally intelligent and quickly learned their trainers’ instructions. Among the many shows they perform for visitors is a form of ball-game where the dolphtns play with a round ball about the size of a Soccer football. The dolphins bite, strike, toss, hit, throw the ball into a basket or carry http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

THE DOLPHIN THAT SWALLOWED A FOOTBALL

Anemiya, Ikusaku
International Zoo Yearbook , Volume 4 (1) – Jan 1, 1963
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Wiley
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© 1963 The Zoological Society of London
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0074-9664
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1748-1090
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10.1111/j.1748-1090.1963.tb03607.x
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A T the present time we e&bit two species of toothed cetaceans in the Enoshima Marineland, the Bottle-nosed dolphtn Tursiops truncatus and the Risso’s dolphm Grumpirsgriseus. We have had them for six years and during this time both species have mated and given birth to young which have grown so well that some of them are now adult. The total number on e&bition now amounts to seventeen. In the past we have also kept the Pilot whale Globiocephala melaenu and the Pacific white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. The former lived only’for a short while, though two individuals of the latter species survived for about five years, during which time they were very healthy and active. All four species were captured near the Enoshima Marineland in Sagami Bay and its vicinity. Except for the Pilot whale, they were all tamed and trained after their arrival at Enoshima. They were all equally intelligent and quickly learned their trainers’ instructions. Among the many shows they perform for visitors is a form of ball-game where the dolphtns play with a round ball about the size of a Soccer football. The dolphins bite, strike, toss, hit, throw the ball into a basket or carry

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International Zoo Yearbook – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 1963

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