DOLPHINS
AND HUMANS
Dolphins
are important to humans because we are still looking and researching our origins
in the animal kingdom. There are several similarities between dolphins and
humans that are not even found between humans and apes. Such similarities gave
birth to the theory of the aquatic ape back in the 60′s which suggest that some
of the characteristics that make humans different than apes appeared because
humans had a semi-aquatic phase long time ago. The intelligence of the dolphin
and the research of it is another important issue that humans care.Dolphins
are important to the ecosystem in the sense that they are apex or top-level
predators which control populations of fishes and squids and keep the ecosystem
balance.Lately,
the bottlenose dolphin has been identified as sentinel of the coastal marine
ecosystems, because consume of a wide variety of fishes and squids, they
concentrate contaminants in their bodies when there are high concentrations of
contaminants in the water.
Four
reasons why whales are important to our environment
1.Whales play an
important role in stabilizing the aquatic food chain and reproduction of other
species. As more whales are killed the food distribution in the ocean becomes
destabilized and causes changes in the food supply of many other kinds of
marine life.
2.Scientific studies of
the cetacean species (whales, dolphins and porpoises) has led to a lot of
discoveries and advancements regarding echolocation, aquatic environments,
marine life/biology and marine mammal intelligence and other important oceanic
topics.
3.Whale poop plays a
large role in stabilizing the offset of carbon in the atmosphere providing a
healthier environment for both land and aquatic life forms.
4.Whale watching and
various other spectating activities have brought in billions of dollars helping
stimulate economic growth in various cities, states and countries
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