DOLPHIN


Endangered cetaceans are marine mammals including Dolphins, Porpoises and Whales. The Blue Whale being the largest animal ever to have evolved on earth and one of the most tragic examples of over exploitation is the hunting of its flesh and valuable fats and oils. Dolphins are unique with communication, using body language and whistles, squawks, clicks, and other vocalizations. All are threatened by pollution and reduction of their food supply. Endangered sirenians include the Dugong and Manatee, the Dugong having its own myth with early mariners seeing them as mermaids. They are hunted for their meat, oil and hides. They also become entangled and drown in nets from trawlers, and suffer from dredging activities and oil spills. Their main food source is the undersea meadows of seagrasses where much of the day is spent mowing the beds leaving a telltale feeding trail. Recovery of the sirenia is severely limited due to their slow breeding rates and their vulnerability to environmental degradation.

The 'Fantasea Collection' wildlife design by Rycki Symons portrays the beauty of the awesome Blue Whale, the frolicking and loving Dolphin and the serene Manatee while creating an awareness of all endangered marine mammals.

Fantasea Collection