Dolphins- The War's Underwater Heroes (Short read/NEAT pictures)

The Herald Sun ^ | 03.26.03 | staff writer

[yankeedame]

War's underwater heroes

26mar03

Underwater heroes: Dolphins – trained to seek out mines – are working in the southern Iraq port city of Umm Qasr to protect coalition ships.

THEY are the underwater heroes of the modern war. Dolphins – trained to seek out mines – are working in the southern Iraq port city of Umm Qasr to protect coalition ships.

Heading home: Sgt Justin Roberts escorts K-Dog, a bottle-nose dolphin belonging to Commander Task Unit, back to the well deck and holding areas aboard the USS Gunston Hall operating in the Gulf.

Dolphins use their biological sonar to search specific areas.

Dolphins' "biological" sonar works in poor acoustic conditions that electronic sonar does not.

A fin-mounted sensor records how often the dolphin uses its echo-location ability and how it "hears" the returning sonar.

If an object is found, the handler can have the animal recover it or mark it for a human diver.

[Publius6961]

OMG!

PETA will be really pissed!

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Dolphins, seals and pigeons... it's a virtual menagerie. Has Dr. Doolittle been deployed, yet?

[leadpencil1]

If I had a nickle for every time this has been posted today........at least 5 times.

[elephant]

Then you would have a quarter? ;)

[Hegewisch Dupa]

the answer is: a quarter

[Bigg Red]

Cool! Thanks.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

You'd have twenty-five cents? Does it count if the moderator pulls it for a repeat-post? :)

[Tallguy]

Has Dr. Doolittle been deployed, yet?

Ohhh yeah, his unit was activated a while back! (good one!)

[Dialup Llama]

They don't call them SEAL teams for nothing.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

:)

[strider44]

I have no problem with Dolphins in the military, as long as they stay in the rear areas in non-combatant roles...Oh wait I mean women in the military. Sorry.

[leadpencil1]

I guess what I meant was if I could have $100,000 dollars for each time this has been posted today. (There, that's better.)

[Sunshine Sister]

Yyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss she say while pumping arm!

[nowings]

200,000 troops and we talk about some dolphins--because it's
CUTE..BARF enough already with the damn dolphins...

[Sunshine Sister]

Come on guys lighten up! This is the first time I've seen it!

[Conspiracy Guy]

What are the mimes doing under water in the first place. I always see them on the sidewalk or in the park. I like it when they pretend they are in a box. I always pretend to open the box and toss a pretend bucket of water on them.

[LiteKeeper]

bump!!!

[yankeedame]

Come on guys lighten up! This is the first time I've seen it!

Yeah, me too! That's why I posted it. Jeepers! And besides, it's not like you'd ever be able to get a cat to do something like this.

[Publius6961]

And besides, it's not like you'd ever be able to get a cat to do something like this.

Sure you can.
Just put a cute tiny diving mask on it and tie a few sinkers on the sucker.