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Teachers From the Deep |
| Section: LIFE / CHILDREN |
| Author: Hazel Krantz |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1990 |
| Size: 2,756 Words, 16,060 Characters |
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Next to Mile Marker 59 on Highway 1, the narrow road that crosses the Florida Keys, there's a tall green statue of a dolphin mother and baby. Just behind it, among rusty-leaved sea grapes and palmettos, is the Dolphin Research Center, where Atlantic bottle-nosed dolphins help to heal neurologically damaged children and adults.
A boardwalk heads out toward the placid waters of the Gulf of Mexico, bisecting pools separated by wire fences decorated with windblown seaweed. There, a few elderly sea lions and fifteen lively dolphins frolic.
As the dolphins shoot through the water or erupt in mighty, glittering silver arcs, the fences seem absurd. The dolphins can easily leap out into the open sea, and sometimes they do. But invariably they return. Unfortunately, captive dolphins...
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...dividuals.
Most importantly, they relish affection. Although quite capable of damaging a human with their powerful flukes and sheer size, they are gentle and respond lovingly to love.
Is there a special relationship between human beings and aquatic mammals? Some say yes, some say no. One thing is certain: The way disabled children respond to dolphins is something very special.
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