Did anyone else see the news report about possibly using dolphins and sea lions to patrol for terrorists?
There’s nothing that new about this, really. The Navy has been using dolphins for various military purposes (not porpoises) for years. There was a really great movie from the 1970s starring George C. Scott called Day of the Dolphin in which the Navy wants to use dolphins for this kind of thing, and the scientist who trains them thinks it’s wrong to do so. You should check that out. Here’s the brief article that talks about this: San Diego, CA (AHN) – The US Navy is considering using sea mammals like bottlenose Dolphins and California Sea Lions as patrol officers. The Navy has been training about 100 sea lions and dolphins since the 1960s to patrol and protect underwater borders. Now they want to deploy 30 of these animals to protect Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, located on the Puget Sound close to Seattle. A dolphin’s sonar capabilities make it capable to detect swimmers in the water. If it does detect a foreign swimmer it can drop a beacon to warn the crew. A seal is able to carry ropes w
