6 Fin-Tastic Dolphin Facts

The U.S. Military Uses Highly Trained Dolphins

Since 1959, these smart, adaptable deep divers have served Uncle Sam in the Navy’s Marine Mammal Program, alongside a cadre of equally patriotic sea lions. Dolphins are typically taught to handle two tasks: They use their inherent sonar capabilities to pinpoint and mark the location of underwater mines, and they help apprehend uninvited swimmers by tagging the trespassers with a buoy that drags them to the surface.

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