Dolphin Woos with Wood and Grass


	Dolphin Woos with Wood and Grass

abailart

3-26-2008 4:27 AM

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dolphins, culture, biosemiotics

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3-26-2008 3:29 PM

carrerinyes

The things they do for love...

3-27-2008 5:33 AM

syncopath

rituals are integrated in the life of any cognitive creature .... -))

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"Quite often they'd slowly come up above the surface in a vertical posture holding this stuff in their mouths, then sink down rotating on their own axis.
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