Marine Mammal Info

Recommended Reading, Links and Additional Resources

The mystery of stranded marine mammals has continued to intrigue humankind since the first recordings of such events by the ancient Greeks, more than twenty-three hundred years ago. Even though many centuries have passed, we still are not much closer than the ancient Greeks to understanding why marine mammals strand. Experts have striven for years to explain the mystery, hoping to use that info...

Training dolphins - it’s the career of many people’s dreams! Almost everyone has either read about dolphins or seen them on television. A few people may have been fortunate enough to observe them in their wild habitat. Many of you probably have seen trained dolphins in person at an aquarium or marine mammal facility.

Learn about manatees with the Dolphin Research Center.

Learn about Dolphins’ history, habits, health, communication and reproduction, For additional great information about bottlenose dolphins, check out the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks & Aquariums (AMMPA) species fact sheet. Available in English, Spanish, and Portugese.

There are 33 species of pinnipeds (meaning "wing-" or "fin-footed") which include 18 true seals, 14 eared seals (sea lions and fur seals), and 1 walrus. California sea lions belong to the family Otariidae which means "little ears.” In the scientific community, there are many debates concerning the ancestry of eared and true seals.