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Oct 2020
25m 27s

Saving Cape Cod’s dolphins

Bbc World Service
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<p>The mass stranding of dolphins, orcas and whales is depressingly common. We join a team on the East Coast of the United States who have dramatically improved the survival rates of beached dolphins there. And we are with them as they fight to save a dolphin mother and calf. Plus we look at how Silicon Valley AI tech, and its power to understand dolphin c ... Show More
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