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Aquatic Mammals

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Chris Brown Breeding Adorable Puppies! Five Species More Befitting the C. Breezy Brand

    Chris Brown may be Rihanna's bitch. But he's unloading three of his own. Evidently, the angry pop singer is a backyard breeder and wants you to buy his bitches. According to ABC News, Brown's selling some pit bull terriers via the Internet -- three males and three females -- at $1,000 each. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Voice Daily Deal: You're On a Boat, Bitch

    Living in Miami, we sometimes take for granted all the cool and amazing things that we have in our own backyard - like the ability to spend the day eating and drinking on a boat.Sure, owning a boat requires a lot of money that we don't have, but what if we told you that you could spend the day drink ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Are Seaquarium Animals Harmed by Excessive Partying?

    ​After two dolphins died at a Swiss marine park following a "techno party" across the street, Miami Seaquarium is taking a good, reasoned look at whether hosting late-night parties is putting its animals in danger. Just kidding! But putting a stop to such parties is the new rallying cry of animal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Port of Miami's 2035 Master Plan Includes Manatee-Displacing Mega-Yacht Marina, Hotels

    Like it or not, the Port of Miami is in for some major changes​If you thought the Port of Miami's deep dredging project was controversial, get a load of this.Riptide has obtained a copy of the port's 2035 Master Plan. It calls for adding three new cruise ship berths, a mega-yacht marina near downt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Two Dolphins Possibly Killed by Techno Music in Switzerland

    Sure, this tragic tale took place in Switzerland, but Miami is home to almost as many dolphins as it is to techno DJs, and it's a sad reminder that the two should never, ever be mixed.The Connyland aquarium and amusement park decided it would be a good idea to host a two-day rave on their property, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Whale with Scoliosis Fitted with Back Brace at SeaWorld

    ​After beaching herself in the Florida Keys in May, a female pilot whale named "300" developed severe scoliosis during his rehabilitation at Sea World in Orlando. So, Sea World teamed with a Florida orthopedic surgery to create a special back brace for the whale. 

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2011

    Finding Nemo

    ​After beaching herself in the Florida Keys in May, a female pilot whale named "300" developed severe scoliosis during his rehabilitation at Sea World in Orlando. So, Sea World teamed with a Florida orthopedic surgery to create a special back brace for the whale. 

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2011

    Birds of Paradise

    ​After beaching herself in the Florida Keys in May, a female pilot whale named "300" developed severe scoliosis during his rehabilitation at Sea World in Orlando. So, Sea World teamed with a Florida orthopedic surgery to create a special back brace for the whale. 

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    Kit Curtin tracks manatees in Miami

    ​After beaching herself in the Florida Keys in May, a female pilot whale named "300" developed severe scoliosis during his rehabilitation at Sea World in Orlando. So, Sea World teamed with a Florida orthopedic surgery to create a special back brace for the whale. 

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    PETA Sues SeaWorld Over Alleged "Whale Slavery"

    Does this orca have Constitutional rights?​PETA, everyone's favorite group of totally rational animal activists, has launched a new legal attack against SeaWorld this morning, accusing parks in Orlando and California of mistreating five killer whales. Which, actually, OK! There are lots of reasona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Kit Curtin, Urban Manatees Best Hope In Miami, Loses Funding In Recession

    Photo by Kit CurtinA manatee with a strikingly well designed piece of canal garbage. (Not a posed photo, Curtin says.)​In a murky, garbage-strewn canal next to a dilapidated apartment complex, a mossy-colored beast breaks the water's surface. The manatee looks as out of place in this hood as a thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Baby Belugas Love Mariachi Bands! An Ode to Magically Musical Interspecies Exchanges

    ​So everyone's seen that video of the Mariachi band serenading a beluga whale, right? If not, do you own a computer? Holy shit ... Go watch "Mariachi Conneticut Serenades a Beluga Whale" now. Also, if you haven't seen it, that must mean you don't use Facebook-- or, really, the whole Internet (all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Florida Tea Party Group Thinks Saving Manatees Is Part of Mass Godless Conspiracy

    ​Members of Florida Tea Party groups are so upset with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's efforts to save manatees that they are claiming that new rules to possibly be imposed in famous Kings Bay would not only go against the Bible, but also are part of a vast United Nations conspiracy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Blissberry Opens in South Pointe Park

    All photos by Laine Doss Blissberry opens in South Pointe Park​South Pointe Park's renovation turned the southernmost tip of Miami Beach into a paradise for the thousands of strollers, joggers, bikers and dog walkers ;who enjoy the pathways, rolling hills and breathtaking views of cruise sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Science Working on Ways to Let Us Actually Talk to Dolphins

    ​Scientists working in Florida will soon attempt to test technology that could actually let us communicate with dolphins. No, we probably won't be able to chat with them about whether or not The Office will still be good without Steve Carell or the latest developments in the real estate market, bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Miami Seaquarium Food Truck Rally Serves Fish Tacos

    Lolita The Killer Whale​Flipper is dead. Actually, the six dolphins who played him are. But that hasn't stopped Miami Seaquarium from planning the Flipper's Truck Stop food truck rally for this Sunday, March 27. A dozen trucks are scheduled to be there, including seafood-centric Fish Box and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Try Caviar & Caviar at the South Beach Fest

    ​Michael E. Jalileyan will be serving caviar at South Beach Food & Wine Festival's Grand Tasting Village this weekend. To prepare you for the big event, he owner and president, of Caviar & Caviar. offers a plethora of hints for ingesting the stuff that has been the trea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2011

    Sexy Beasts

    ​Michael E. Jalileyan will be serving caviar at South Beach Food & Wine Festival's Grand Tasting Village this weekend. To prepare you for the big event, he owner and president, of Caviar & Caviar. offers a plethora of hints for ingesting the stuff that has been the trea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Miami Seaquarium's "Dine with the Dolphins" on V-Day Offers Catered Buffet and Freebies

    photo courtesy of Miami SeaquariumDolphin Harbor​A common myth suggests that humans and bottlenose dolphins are two of only three species of mammals (the other being bonobos) that have sex for pleasure, so it's only natural that this Valentine's Day you take your sweetie to Miami Seaquarium to "Di ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    Dead in the Water

    photo courtesy of Miami SeaquariumDolphin Harbor​A common myth suggests that humans and bottlenose dolphins are two of only three species of mammals (the other being bonobos) that have sex for pleasure, so it's only natural that this Valentine's Day you take your sweetie to Miami Seaquarium to "Di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Che Guevera's Daughter Celia Cares For Dolphins In Havana Aquarium

    ​Jeffrey Goldberg, a writer for The Atlantic Magazine, has been busy this week dominating the the Miami Herald's front page with strategically released scoops from his extraordinary interview with Fidel Castro -- the first given to an American since el commandante's grave illness four years ago. S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Man Who Cut Off Whale Tail Admits He "Goofed," Wanted to Make Soup

    Photo: MicheleEve.com​So earlier today a pygmy sperm whale washed up along the shores of Delray Beach. Sixty-year-old Chris Hogan who was on the scene decided the best thing to do in the situation was take out his pocket knife and cut off the whale's tail. Now he's admitted that he done goofed, bu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2010

    Night Visions

    Photo: MicheleEve.com​So earlier today a pygmy sperm whale washed up along the shores of Delray Beach. Sixty-year-old Chris Hogan who was on the scene decided the best thing to do in the situation was take out his pocket knife and cut off the whale's tail. Now he's admitted that he done goofed, bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Tilikum, SeaWorld's Killer Whale has Knocked Up Two Lady Orcas

    via Gawker>Even in the animal kingdom, it seems that some ladies can't get enough of a bad boy. Tilikum, the orca who killed a veteran trainer during a performance in March, has impregnated two females at SeaWorld Orlando. Apparently, he's quite the sperm whale.Twenty-year-old whale, Taima will ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    Secrets of the Weird

    via Gawker>Even in the animal kingdom, it seems that some ladies can't get enough of a bad boy. Tilikum, the orca who killed a veteran trainer during a performance in March, has impregnated two females at SeaWorld Orlando. Apparently, he's quite the sperm whale.Twenty-year-old whale, Taima will ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    They're Animals

    via Gawker>Even in the animal kingdom, it seems that some ladies can't get enough of a bad boy. Tilikum, the orca who killed a veteran trainer during a performance in March, has impregnated two females at SeaWorld Orlando. Apparently, he's quite the sperm whale.Twenty-year-old whale, Taima will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Humpback Whale in Distress in Biscayne Bay

    via Wiki CommonsAn adult humpback whale, though not the one caught in the Bay​There's a humpback whale in Biscayne Bay off Bear Cut, possibly in distress. The U.S. Coast Guard believe he could be caught in a rope attached to an anchor. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Easter Seals

    via Wiki CommonsAn adult humpback whale, though not the one caught in the Bay​There's a humpback whale in Biscayne Bay off Bear Cut, possibly in distress. The U.S. Coast Guard believe he could be caught in a rope attached to an anchor. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Grovites Are Angry the Miami Herald Ignored Local Guy Ric O'Barry's Best Documentary Oscar

    Ric O'Barry​The email arrived at the Miami Herald yesterday with some choice words about the paper's Oscar coverage. It came from Bob Ingram, a folk singer who has lived in Coconut Grove since the '60s. Here's an excerpt from the letter, which was never published: "When the Miami Herald reported ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2010

    Hello, Dalai

    Ric O'Barry​The email arrived at the Miami Herald yesterday with some choice words about the paper's Oscar coverage. It came from Bob Ingram, a folk singer who has lived in Coconut Grove since the '60s. Here's an excerpt from the letter, which was never published: "When the Miami Herald reported ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2010

    Porpoise Love

    Ric O'Barry​The email arrived at the Miami Herald yesterday with some choice words about the paper's Oscar coverage. It came from Bob Ingram, a folk singer who has lived in Coconut Grove since the '60s. Here's an excerpt from the letter, which was never published: "When the Miami Herald reported ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Record 429 Manatee Fatalities in 2009

    The news for Florida manatees started off strong last year, as wildlife officials announced that their survey found a record number of manatees in our waters. In fact, they had found 500 more than ever before, but 2009 ended on a sour note when 429 manatees were estimated to have died. Much like ano ... More >>

  • Film

    August 6, 2009

    Ric O'Barry's The Cove Hits Theaters

    The film expertly exposes the horrific treatment of dolphins, but what about the uglies?

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    Have Pole, Will Travel

    The film expertly exposes the horrific treatment of dolphins, but what about the uglies?

  • Calendar

    April 23, 2009

    Hon, Grab My Noodle

    The film expertly exposes the horrific treatment of dolphins, but what about the uglies?

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Don’t Let the Day Go to Wasted

    The film expertly exposes the horrific treatment of dolphins, but what about the uglies?

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    No Need to Get Wet

    The film expertly exposes the horrific treatment of dolphins, but what about the uglies?

  • News

    March 5, 2009

    Free Ric O'Barry

    A Miami guy stars in a Sundance film and is sued by angry Dominican dolphin geeks.

  • Calendar

    February 1, 2007

    Glug, Glug, Click

    Tim Calver shoots in mermaid territory

  • Dining

    December 30, 2004

    Crazy for Caviar

    Tim Calver shoots in mermaid territory

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