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(230708) -- GUIYANG, July 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child views bottlenose dolphins at an aquarium in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 8, 2023. Students around the country enjoy a variety of activities during the summer vacation. (Photo by Zhang Hui/Xinhua)

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Baby dolphin at west Japan aquarium

Bottlenose dolphin baby Nana (bottom), born in April, swims alongside its mother Yuki at New Yashima Aquarium in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on June 13, 2023.

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CHINA-HAINAN-MARINE WILD ANIMAL-PROTECTION (CN)

(230304) -- HAIKOU, March 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An injured Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin stranded in a bay in Hainan is released into the sea after recovery in Danzhou City, south China's Hainan Province, on March 1, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Guardian of marine species in China's Hainan" (Xinhua)

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Rescued dolphin released into sea after 11-month intensive care in S China

STORY: Rescued dolphin released into sea after 11-month intensive care in S China DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dolphin released into the sea 2. various of the dolphin found by a tourist last April 3. various of the dolphin being rescued 4. various of the dolphin nursed in a marine biological center 5. various of the dolphin released into the sea STORYLINE: An injured dolphin rescued in south China's Hainan Province last year was released into the sea on Wednesday. The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin ran ashore in Hainan last April. The dolphin received almost a year of intensive care at a marine biological research center in Danzhou City. It fully recovered and underwent training aimed at helping it survive in the wild before it was released into the sea. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

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Dolphin hunt in Taiji

TAIJI, Japan - Local fishermen corner a pod of bottlenose dolphins in a bay in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2011. The coastal town is known as the oldest whaling town in Japan.

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - Whaling boats turn bottlenose dolphins into nets in Hatakejiri Bay off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2, 2010.

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Dolphin hunt near Wakayama cove

TAIJI, Japan - Fishermen in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, hunt a pod of bottlenose dolphins off the western Japan prefecture. The hunt has been a target of criticisms by animal-rights activists after it was highlighted in ''The Cove,'' a film that won this year's Oscar for best documentary.

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People treated to nocturnal aquarium show

NAGOYA, Japan - Visitors observe the nocturnal behavior of marine animals in a dimly lit tank during a one-hour ''Night Watching'' tour at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya. During the summertime event held Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 29, people can see somnambulant bottlenose dolphins and tunas, as well as sea turtles that lie still with their eyes shut.

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Dolphin calf born of artificial insemination doing well

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Japan's first dolphin calf (R) produced from artificial insemination is doing well at Kamogawa Seaworld amusement park in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 12. The female bottlenose dolphin named Sunny was born in July 2003 and has grown to 2 meters in length and weighs 140 kilograms.

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Dolphin calf born of artificial insemination doing well

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Japan's first dolphin calf (R) produced from artificial insemination is doing well at Kamogawa Seaworld amusement park in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 12. The female bottlenose dolphin named Sunny was born in July 2003 and has grown to 2 meters in length and weighs 140 kilograms. (Kyodo)

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Dolphin hunt near Wakayama cove

TAIJI, Japan - Fishermen in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, hunt a pod of bottlenose dolphins off the western Japan prefecture. The hunt has been a target of criticisms by animal-rights activists after it was highlighted in ''The Cove,'' a film that won this year's Oscar for best documentary. (Kyodo)

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Dolphin hunt in Taiji

TAIJI, Japan - Local fishermen corner a pod of bottlenose dolphins in a bay in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2011. The coastal town is known as the oldest whaling town in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - Whaling boats turn bottlenose dolphins into nets in Hatajiri Bay off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTED NAME OF BAY Whaling boats turn bottlenose dolphins into nets in Hatakejiri Bay off Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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