Dolphin chronicles
Subtitle: a fascinating, moving tale of one woman's quest to understand, and communicate with, the sea's most mysterious creatures
By: Carol J. Howard
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Bottlenose dolphin.; Bottlenose dolphin -- Behavior.; Bottlenose dolphin -- Training.; Bottlenose dolphin -- Research -- United States.
Description: Of all the mammals on earth, none has inspired our affection as much as the dolphin. Fascinated by these creatures of myth, magic, and history, we have longed to penetrate the mystery that surrounds them and thrilled to the possibility of communicating with a species other than our own. In 1988 a group of researchers began a revolutionary experiment: they "borrowed" a pair of wild dolphins from the sea, studied them in captivity, and then set them free to continue studying the animals in their home waters.

This is the extraordinary story of that project, an ongoing adventure shared by a daring team of humans and two very special dolphins that has built a bridge between disparate worlds and very different creatures.

Now, Carol J. Howard, a researcher and primary member of the team invites you along on the coast-to-coast odyssey that began when two Atlantic bottlenose dolphins were captured in Tampa Bay, Florida, and transported to Long Marine Laboratory in Santa Cruz, California.

Touching, enlightening, and ultimately inspiring, it's a story filled with drama, humor, and heartbreak - one that offers breathtaking possibilities and poses crucial questions for anyone who cares about the future of the dolphins ... and of the planet itself.
Notes: "A fascinating, moving tale of one woman's quest to understand--and communicate with--the sea's most mysterious creatures".

Includes index.