How to Use Spectrographs to Track Dolphin Behavior

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"We're recording dolphin behavior underwater which is rare because most research is done from the boat and then we've got some hydrophones kicking out to the side so we can record their sounds," he says. "I would just get up on a boat and then jump over the side with my camera and watch all the tourists chase after the dolphins and fail to catch them", she adds. 'So that's what we want is we want to record their natural behavior which is rare but it does happen'

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