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We recommend these Web sites for those interested in the subjects shown on the program. All links are valid as of August 11, 2000.

Cetacea
www.cetacea.org/index.htm
Background information on every species of whale, dolphin, and porpoise known to humankind.

Dances with Dolphins
http://goaustralia.about.com/travel/goaustralia/library/weekly/
Travelogue about the dolphins at Monkey Mia, Australia.

Bottlenose Dolphin
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Bottledolphin.shtml
Facts and figures from Enchanted Learning.

Dolphin Echolocation
www.inkokomo.com/dolphin/echolocation.html
A brief guide to dolphin biosonar from THE GREENPEACE BOOK OF DOLPHINS.

David's Dolphin Images
http://neptune.atlantis-intl.com/dolphins/
Images of many kinds of dolphins.

The Dolphin Project
www.dolphinproject.org/
Animal rights campaigner Ric O'Barry's site.

DolphinCam at the Monkey Mia Visitor Centre
http://www.naturebase.net/webcams/dolphincam.html
Sea what these captive dolphins are up to.

For those interested in learning more about the subjects shown in DOLPHINS: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, we recommend the following books:

Catton, Chris. DOLPHINS. New York: St. Martins, 1995.

Ellis, Richard. DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES. New York: Knopf, 1989.

Howard, Carol. DOLPHIN CHRONICLES: A FASCINATING, MOVING TALE OF ONE WOMAN'S QUEST TO UNDERSTAND -- AND COMMUNICATE WITH -- THE SEA'S MOST MYSTERIOUS CREATURES. New York: Bantam Doubleday, 1996.

O'Barry, Richard. BEHIND THE DOLPHIN SMILE. Berkley Pub Group, 1991.

O'Barry, Richard. TO FREE A DOLPHIN. Renaissance Books, 2000.

Pascoe, Elaine. ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE: WHY IS THIS DOLPHIN SMILING? Portland, OR: Blackbirch, 1998.

Pryor, Karen and Kenneth Norris. DOLPHIN SOCIETIES: DISCOVERIES AND PUZZLES. San Francisco: University of California Press, 1991.

Reynolds, John E. THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN: BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. St. Petersburg, FL: University of Florida Press, 2000.

Thompson, Paul. BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS. New York: Voyageur, 1994.

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