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About Margie
Should you like a jolt, and wish to step into that magical dimension, I am most happy to escort you to the water's edge, where dolphin will meet you, and...what can I say except hold on tight.
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pedro posted a videoNew dolphin species discovered in Melbourne
Researchers have discovered a new species of dolphin in Victoria's Port Phillip Bay.
LYNN BLACKMAN left a comment for Margie Chappell"So did I but there maybe theres 2 of me.....!!!!!!!!!"
Margie Chappell left a comment for LYNN BLACKMAN"Lynn darling, welcome aboard. I thought you were already a member. Whale hugs, Margie."
Arrarita commented on Arrarita's blog post Are Dolphins "Non-human Persons"?"I might add that I happen to agree that dolphins are the closest to humans."
Arrarita commented on Arrarita's blog post Are Dolphins "Non-human Persons"?"I belong to a website called Reality Sandwich and someone posted this article there."
Margie Chappell commented on Arrarita's blog post Are Dolphins "Non-human Persons"?"Very cool Arrarita."
Arrarita posted a blog postAre Dolphins "Non-human Persons"?
Jennifer PalmerScientists have declared that dolphins are the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans. They have far bigger brains and are brighter than chimpanzees and their communications are similar to those of humans, so much so that it has been suggested that they be re-categorized as "non-human persons". The implications of this would make it unethical to keep dolphins captive in zoos and amusement parks, where 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die each year.Studies…See More
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Wallis Lake dolphin
The estuary dolphins around Forster NSW Australia are regular visitors in the lake following their fish prey. This one surfaced just in front of my Kayak
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Are Dolphins "Non-human Persons"?
Posted by Arrarita on January 10, 2010 at 11:36am — 4 Comments
Thank you for a wonderful healing experience...
Posted by Arrarita on August 9, 2009 at 4:18pm
Oz whale watching season
Posted by pedro on July 22, 2009 at 11:50pm
Science Daily Dolphin News
A whale of a discovery: New sensory organ found in rorqual whales
Scientists have discovered a sensory organ in rorqual whales that coordinates its signature lunge-feeding behavior -- and may help explain their enormous size. Rorquals are a subgroup of baleen whales -- including blue, fin, minke and humpback whales. They are characterized by a special, accordion-like blubber layer that goes from the snout to the navel. The blubber expands up to several times its resting length to allow the whales to engulf large quantities of prey-laden water, which is then expelled through the baleen to filter krill and fish. The study details the discovery of an organ at the tip of the whale's chin, lodged in the ligamentous tissue that connects their two jaws.Scientists discover a new sensory organ in the chin of baleen whales
Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive. Now, scientists have solved the mystery. They discovered a sensory organ in the chin of rorqual whales that communicates to the brain. The organ orchestrates the dramatic adjustments needed in jaw position and throat-pouch expansion to make lunge feeding successful.Ancient sea reptile with gammy jaw suggests dinosaurs got arthritis too
Imagine having arthritis in your jaw bones ... if they're over 2 meters long! A new study has found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis in the jaw of a pliosaur, an ancient sea reptile that lived 150 million years ago. Such a disease has never been described before in fossilized Jurassic reptiles.Whale population size, dynamics determined based on ancient DNA
Researchers compare ancient, modern whale DNA to investigate discrepancies between genetic data and historical estimates.Built-in ear plugs: Whales may turn down their hearing sensitivity when warned of an impending loud noise
Toothed whales navigate through sometimes dark and murky waters by emitting clicks and then interpreting the pattern of sound that bounces back. The animals’ hearing can pick up faint echoes, but that sensitivity can be a liability around loud noises. Now researchers have discovered that whales may protect their ears by lowering their hearing sensitivity when warned of an imminent loud sound.Dolphinmana Blog
First Maui Humpback Whales of 2009!!!
Aloha, I decided to give myself a break and take a whole weekend off. What a concept! As I usually work 7 days a week. Building a business and keeping it in gear is a gargantuan task at times, but I love it. I decided to go on a cruise to the island of Lanaʻi today with [...]The first Dolphinmana Book is born!
Dolphinmana is sooooooooooo excited to report that Mayumi has completed the first in a series of dolphin books! If you wish to check it out, click here If you would like to visit Mayumi’s website click hereThe Dolphin Pod Blog
Ship Strikes, Emie's questions, tools (Episode 13)
In this week's episode, we will focus our Science Spotlight on ship strikes, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll field questions about dolphin communication from eight year old Emie.
The Dolphin Species Song (Episode 11)
We are proud to present The Dolphin Species Song
Dolphin communication, cookie cutter sharks, dolphin news (Episode 10)
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin communication, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss cookie cutter sharks
Dolphin personalities, dolphin mittens (flippers), dolphin news (Episode 9)
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphin personalities, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss dolphin mittens
Dolphins and whales in the Middle Ages, magnetite, dolphin news (Episode 8)
In this week's episode, we will review breaking Dolphin News from around the world, focus our Science Spotlight on dolphins and whales in the Middle Ages, and in our Kids' Science Quickie, we'll discuss magnetite
About the Sessions
I am a qualified Dolphin Energy Practitioner, certified by the Dolphin Heart World School in Clarkdale, Arizona.
Private sessions cost just $45.
Session duration can vary according to your experience and can last up to an hour. If you don't have the full amount, I'll provide your session for whatever you're able to afford. If time or distance is a problem for you - I also can assist you by telephone with 'Remote sessions', which are equally effective. Read more about the Healing Sessions.
Imagine swimming alongside some of the most graceful and extraordinary creatures on earth - wild dolphins. Dive in with two scientists studying these elusive animals in the crystalline waters of the Bahamas and wind-swept seas of Patagonia.
Music is by HaakonV - Desert Sunset
Photos
The Shark Whisperer [ do view to end ]
Gliding effortlessly through the ocean these masters of the ocean made light work of waves up to 25 feet high.
In pods of up to 400, the creatures crowded into the swell of the water as it broke. And with seemingly little effort they tore through the surf, leaping high in the air as they went.
Formation fins: The dolphins form a line as the wave builds up heading towards the shore in South Africa
On a crest of a wave: In pods up to 400-strong, these surfing dolphins made light work of monster waves up to 25 feet high
At points some of the more daring dolphins achieved jumps up to 20 feet high, appearing to spring straight over the powerful walls of water. Others burst through the wave in perfect formation.
Photographer Greg Huglin snapped these incredible pictures on the south coast of South Africa.
The 57-year-old dad-of-two, from Santa Barbara in California, said: 'The first time I saw dolphins surfing the waves I was completely blown away.
'I was in South Africa filming white sharks and happened to stop in a small town where a shop was advertising dolphin and whale watching boat tours.
'I went along and after that I spent three months every year for the next six years filming and photographing the dolphins.
Like humans, it is possible the dolphins take to the surf for pure enjoyment
The dolphins are clearly having fun as another monster wave builds up
'You can see them surfing any time during the day. Sometimes an entire pod is asleep and suddenly they all wake up and go ballistic.
'I've seen them go from practically dormant to having 200 of them frantically trying to escape a pod of approaching orcas.
'The transition from sleep to panic takes only seconds.'
Like humans, it is possible the dolphins take to the surf for pure enjoyment.
Mr Huglin has built a huge collection of breathtaking photographs and film, which show the animals in action
Solo flight: Mr Huglin has built a huge collection of breathtaking photographs and film, which show the animals in action
He said: 'I believe they do it for fun but it may also have something to do with mating and chasing potential partners.
'It might also be something to do with hiding from predators - the wave sounds help mask their location.'
'Getting shots of them surfing waves is really difficult but I love it.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251711/Every-dolphins-gone-surfin-Stunning-pictures-hundreds-glide-monster-waves.html#ixzz0g8TXnqzN
Unique ... The bottlenose - first spotted in Lake Calcasieu , an inland saltwater estuary in Louisiana , By boat captain Erik Rue, 42, in 2007 - has surfaced again.(more pictures of 'Pinky' at the bottom of this page )
Messages to Margie
Thank you for a wonderful healing experience...
I am so grateful to Margie and the dolphins for their help in giving me a new lease on life. I would most likely still be struggling with that old stuff had it not been for Margie and the dolphin healing energy.
Susan, Sedona, AZ
I was bathed in pure white light & felt beings working with and on me.
At the beginning of the session, I felt the presence of a spirit being on my left side. Then Sheba* swam up to me on the right side and sent me a transmittion from her eye into my right eye. We swam deep down into the ocean. For most of the session, I was bathed in pure white light & felt beings working with and on me.
During the session, my cat Shanti hopped up on the table, sat down on top of my stomach, and began licking the dolphins image on my sweatshirt (which she never has done before!), then laid down on top of my solar plexus and slept on me for the rest of the session! I felt relaxed, refreshed,and very loved at the end of the session. The night after the session, I had wonderful dreams/visions with Sai Baba.
Posted by Lorina
It was a wonderful experience of which mere words could never express.
At first Adolph (my dolphin guide) and Sheba* appeared in a very loving and playful way along with White Wolf (a wonderful guide of mine). We all swam and romped for a while. There was a lot of warm healing energies in my abdomen and heart area, and in and around my head and face. My breathing was very deep and long. During that time I heard Toning.
At one point both Adolph and Sheba were removing veils from my third eye. Each taking turns just lifting and discarding them. They then took me to the depths of the ocean, Adolph on one side and Sheba on the other guiding me as we went into the Silence of their Universe. I soaked in the Silent Peace that prevailed.
It was a wonderful experience of which mere words could never express. As the day wore on, the energies continued to build as I realized I felt even more love, harmony and peacefulness.
*(A note from Margie: Sheba is my wonderful dolphin spirit guide. She is the spirit of a beautiful white spinner dolphin who swims off the coast of Hawaii.)
Posted by Georgia Peaches
Wonderful & Magical
What a blessing you provide, to bring the energy of Joy and Love from the Dolphin realm to those who live on the land, Margie! I have just returned from swimming with wild dolphins off the coast of Kona, HI and it was truly as wonderful and as magical as you say.
Posted by lynn whalewoman
Healing sessions
I had the most amazing magical remote dolphin sessions with margie, and the dolphins of course. Margie is a wonderful facilitator for the dolphin healing energy I would encourage anyone to experience the joy and love that eminates from these angels of the sea. godbless margie. x
Posted by Judie Mastroianni
Thank you!
Thank you for expanding your vision and including me in it!
Posted by Sherie Kennedy
Awesome!
Margie, this is wonderful. I'm so happy and excited for you! Many blessings to you and the hearts you touch. Love ya!
Posted by Grace Garneau
Great work!
Very authentic...
Kona, Hawaii
Wikipedia Dolphin References
Behaviour
A pod of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins in the Red Sea
A pod of bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Florida have developed a remarkable hunting strategy in order to catch fish. Another awesome thing about this technique is that only one female in the pod can create this ring. BBC TV Life
Dolphins also show cultural behaviour, something long believed to be a quality unique to humans. In May 2005, a discovery was made in Australia which shows this cultural aspect of dolphin behaviour: Some dolphins, such as the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) teach their young to use tools. The dolphins break sponges off and cover their snouts with them thus protecting their snouts while foraging. This knowledge of how to use a tool is mostly transferred from mothers to daughters, unlike simian primates, where the knowledge is generally passed on to both sexes. The technology to use sponges as mouth protection is not genetically inherited but a taught behaviour.[19] Another such behaviour was discovered amongst river dolphins in Brazil, where some male dolphins apparently use objects such as weeds and sticks as part of a sexual display.[20]
Dolphins are known to engage in acts of aggression towards each other. The older a male dolphin is, the more likely his body is covered with scars ranging in depth from teeth marks made by other dolphins. It is suggested that male dolphins engage in such acts of aggression for the same reasons as humans: disputes between companions or even competition for other females. Acts of aggression can become so intense that targeted dolphins are known to go into exile, leaving their communities as a result of losing a fight with other dolphins.
Male Bottlenose Dolphins have been known to engage in infanticide. Dolphins have also been known to kill porpoises for reasons which are not fully understood, as porpoises generally do not share the same fish diet as dolphins and are therefore not competitors for food supplies.[21]
Think pink ... You're not seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses:
This albino dolphin is pink.
Unique ... The bottlenose - first spotted in Lake Calcasieu , an inland saltwater estuary in Louisiana , By boat captain Erik Rue, 42, in 2007 - has surfaced again.
Attraction ... Tourists are flocking to the lake in hopes of seeing the rare mammal.
Rare sight ... "Pinky" is believed to be the only pink dolphin in the world, and has "reddish" eyes. It is usually spotted with its dark grey mother
One of a kind .. There are only 14 other known albino dolphins in the world, all of them white. Healthy glow ... "The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink," said Mr Rue, who estimates he has spotted Pinky more than 40 times
A pod of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins in the Red Sea
A pod of bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Florida have developed a remarkable hunting strategy in order to catch fish. Another awesome thing about this technique is that only one female in the pod can create this ring. BBC TV Life
Dolphins also show cultural behaviour, something long believed to be a quality unique to humans. In May 2005, a discovery was made in Australia which shows this cultural aspect of dolphin behaviour: Some dolphins, such as the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) teach their young to use tools. The dolphins break sponges off and cover their snouts with them thus protecting their snouts while foraging. This knowledge of how to use a tool is mostly transferred from mothers to daughters, unlike simian primates, where the knowledge is generally passed on to both sexes. The technology to use sponges as mouth protection is not genetically inherited but a taught behaviour.[19] Another such behaviour was discovered amongst river dolphins in Brazil, where some male dolphins apparently use objects such as weeds and sticks as part of a sexual display.[20]
Dolphins are known to engage in acts of aggression towards each other. The older a male dolphin is, the more likely his body is covered with scars ranging in depth from teeth marks made by other dolphins. It is suggested that male dolphins engage in such acts of aggression for the same reasons as humans: disputes between companions or even competition for other females. Acts of aggression can become so intense that targeted dolphins are known to go into exile, leaving their communities as a result of losing a fight with other dolphins.
Male Bottlenose Dolphins have been known to engage in infanticide. Dolphins have also been known to kill porpoises for reasons which are not fully understood, as porpoises generally do not share the same fish diet as dolphins and are therefore not competitors for food supplies.[21]
Think pink ... You're not seeing the world through rose-coloured glasses:
This albino dolphin is pink.
Unique ... The bottlenose - first spotted in Lake Calcasieu , an inland saltwater estuary in Louisiana , By boat captain Erik Rue, 42, in 2007 - has surfaced again.
Attraction ... Tourists are flocking to the lake in hopes of seeing the rare mammal.
Rare sight ... "Pinky" is believed to be the only pink dolphin in the world, and has "reddish" eyes. It is usually spotted with its dark grey mother
One of a kind .. There are only 14 other known albino dolphins in the world, all of them white. Healthy glow ... "The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink," said Mr Rue, who estimates he has spotted Pinky more than 40 times
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Dolphins occasionally leap above the water surface, sometimes performing acrobatic figures (e.g. the Spinner Dolphin). Scientists are not always quite certain about the purpose of this behaviour and the reason for it may vary; it could be to locate schools of fish by looking at above-water signs like feeding birds, they could be communicating to other dolphins to join a hunt, attempting to dislodge parasites, or simply doing it for fun.
The Striped Dolphin has a similar size and shape to several other dolphins that inhabit the waters that it does (see Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, Clymene Dolphin). However its colouration is very conspicuous and makes them relatively easy to distinguish at sea. The underside is white or pink. There are one or two dark blue bands that run from the bottom of the eye to the flipper. These bands widen to the width of the flipper which are the same size. There are two further blue stripes running from behind the ear - one is short and ends just above the flipper. The other is longer and thickens along the flanks until it curves down under the belly just prior to the tail stock. Above these stripes the dolphin's flanks are coloured light blue. The back, dorsal fin, melon and beak are dark blue. There is also a dark blue patch around the eyes. The lips are white. The tail stock is the same mid-blue colour as the middle stripe of the flank. At birth individuals weigh about 10 kg (22 pounds) and are up to a metre (3 ft) long. By adulthood they have grown to 2.4 m (8 ft) (females) or 2.6 m (8.5 ft) (males) and weigh 150 kg (330 lb)) (female) or 160 kg (352 lb) (male). Research suggest that sexual maturity was reached at 12 years in Mediterranean females and in the Pacific at between 7 and 9 years. Longevity is about 55-60 years. Gestation lasts approximately 12 months and there is a three or four year gap between calving.
In common with other dolphins in its genus, the Striped Dolphin moves in large groups - usually in excess of 100 individuals in size. Groups may be smaller in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. They may also mix with Common Dolphins. The Striped Dolphin is as capable as any dolphin at performing acrobatics - frequently breaching and jumping far above the surface of the water. Sometimes, it approaches boats in the Atlantic and Mediterranean but this is dramatically less common in other areas, particularly in the Pacific where it has been heavily exploited in the past.
The Striped Dolphin feeds on small pelagic fish and squid.
(Stenella longirostris)
is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which they will spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the air.
A very detailed description of the Spinner Dolphin is in Wikipedia, along with a large amount of reference information on all other Dolphins.
Bottlenose Dolphin breaching in the bow wave of a boat
Size comparison against an average human
Bottlenose Dolphins are gray in color and can be between 2 and 4 meters long and weigh between 150 and 650 kilograms. Their most distinguishing feature is the elongated snout, or rostrum which gives the animal its common name. Like all whales and dolphins, though, the snout is not the functional nose; rather, the functional nose is the blowhole on the top of its head.
Bottlenose Dolphins live in groups that can number more than 100 animals, but are usually much smaller. Their diet consists mainly of small fish. Dolphin groups often work as a team to harvest schools of fish, but they also hunt individually. Dolphins search for prey primarily using echolocation, which is similar to sonar. They emit clicking sounds and listen for the return echo to determine the location and shape of nearby items, including potential prey. Bottlenose Dolphins also use sound for communication. Sounds used for communication include squeaks and whistles emitted from the blowhole and sounds emitted through body language, such as leaping from the water and slapping their tails on the water.
There have been numerous investigations of Bottlenose Dolphin intelligence. Such testing has included tests of mimicry, use of articial language, object categorization and self-recognition. This intelligence has driven considerable interaction with humans. Bottlenose dolphins are popular from aquarium shows and television programs such as Flipper. They have also been trained by certain militaries for tasks such as locating sea mines or detecting and marking enemy divers. In some areas they cooperate with local fishermen by driving fish towards the fishermen and eating the fish that escape the fishermen's nets. But some interactions with humans have been harmful to the dophins.
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