Navy Shows Off Its Terror-Fighting Dolphins
April 15, 2007 @ 01:51 PM (EST)
Source: Livescience.com
In a world of high-tech sensors and underwater robotics, Koa the bottlenose dolphin and others like her may still be the U.S. Navy's best line of defense against terrorists in scuba gear.
"They are better than anything we have ever made,'' said Mike Rothe, head of science for the Navy's marine mammal program, which trains dolphins and sea lions to guard military installations.
About 75 dolphins and 25 sea lions are housed at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego Harbor as part of a Navy program to teach them to detect terrorists and mines underwater...
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