How Well Do You Know Dolphins? Did you know that dolphins can live in oceans, coasts and even estuaries? Dolphins are beautiful mammals that eat fish, squid and crustaceans. These smart mammals will use various tools to get to their food, not just their bottle-like noses. Dolphins can live well over 30 years, most reaching…
If you’ve ever hiked in New York, then you need to go ahead and support NYNJTC too! Since 1920 they have been helping to create and maintain trails that we love and use. Today, Luna went to Hanging Rock Falls to help make a little dent in the amount of trash that has accumulated there…
If you’ve ever seen Dolphin Tale, you know who Winter the dolphin is. If not, she was a bottlenose dolphin that was rescued when she was around two months old. Winter lost her tail because it got caught in a lobster trap. The rope cut off blood circulation to her tail, which resulted in it…
If you’ve never walked on any of the sections of the Wallkill Valley rail trail and you’re in NY, why not? Luna the dolphin went for a walk here on Halloween and you missed your chance at seeing her. While it was raining at dawn when we started walking, it didn’t stop us from walking…
We know that an average male bottlenose dolphin can live well into their forties. For females it’s a little longer, around sixty years, to be exact. Okay, so it’s not a small difference, it’s a big one! Why is it that female dolphins get to live longer? Is it their beauty and charm or the…
If you want to make an inflatable dolphin happy, take it somewhere it can play in the water. Luna the dolphin went to Minnewaska State park preserve to complete a 101 miles challenge with us as her guides. In this park, you’ll find plenty of waterfalls and streams, as well as beautiful views of the…
Dolphins love to be in the water, preferably with no human trash and plastic in it. While they can hold their breath for up to twenty minutes, they still come out to the surface for air. Luna the dolphin is inflatable so she doesn’t have to worry about that. She also loves to swim on…
You voted and the results are in! Luna the dolphin is here and ready to explore New York! Her first stop after riding Hawk250 is the Monguap falls in Forestburgh. A lot of people have gone to Mongaup Reservoir, never knowing that there is a magical waterfall under their noses. Luna has some great tour…
On Sunday evening, about 1,000 people were in Dingle, Ireland, saying goodbye to Fungie the bottlenose dolphin. This incredible lone dolphin has been living in Dingle for more than three decades. It’s believed that the dolphin was probably released from an aquarium in England and found himself in Dingle. It didn’t take long for the…
Vote Now on Your Favorite Dolphin Name! We are taking our inflatable dolphin mascot on new adventures, starting off by giving it a ride on the Hawk250. But first, it needs a name. Choose your favorite dolphin name and we will pick 20 winners for the “We Love Dolphins” stickers. The giveaway has ended, the…
While Faroe Islands is beautiful, the scenes from the white-sided dolphins killing is anything but.Grindadrap in Faroese is the hunting of mammals, mainly whales, on these islands. This hunting tradition has been practiced for hundreds of years on these islands that are part of the kingdom of Denmark. According to the Faroese government each year…
When you think of hurricanes you don’t think of dolphin spotted in neighborhoods, but that might all change. On the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was once again hit by a hurricane. This time, hurricane Ida was a category four not three, winds going as much as 150mph. A family in Slidell came…