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Griese resumed the role of starting QB for the remaining eight games of his rookie season. For the next 13 seasons Griese started a majority of the Miami Dolphins' games. During that tenure Griese became the first Miami Dolphins quarterback to start all of the season's games in 1970, led by head coach Don Shula.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Examples of body language include leaping out of the water, snapping jaws, slapping the tail on the surface and butting heads. [58] Sounds and gestures help keep track of other dolphins in the group, and alert other dolphins to danger and nearby food. Lacking vocal cords, they produce sounds using six air sacs near their blow hole.
Analysis of the newly identified ancient dolphin’s skull told paleontologists that its body would have measured at least 11 feet (3.5 meters) long — making it about 20% to 25% bigger than ...
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is a marine mammal and dolphin, the only species of the genus Grampus. Some of the most closely related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales ( Globicephala spp.), pygmy killer whales ( Feresa attenuata ), melon-headed whales ( Peponocephala electra ), and false killer whales ( Pseudorca crassidens ...
Betobeto-san – Invisible spirit which follows people at night, making the sound of footsteps; Bhūta (Buddhist and Hindu) – Ghost of someone killed by execution or suicide; Bi-blouk – Female, cannibalistic, partially invisible monster; Bies – Demon; Bigfoot (American Folklore) – Forest-dwelling hominid cryptid.
When it reaches its maximum height, the dolphin descends back into the water, landing on its side. A dolphin can make two to seven spins in one leap; the swimming and rotational speed of the dolphin as it spins underwater affects the number of spins it can do while airborne. [22] [18] These spins may serve several functions. Some of these ...
Information is limited on how extensively vocalization is used between individuals. It is capable of performing whistles, but rarely does so, suggesting that the whistle is a spontaneous sound and not a form of communication. The Ganges river dolphin most typically makes echolocation sounds such as clicks, bursts, and twitters. [21]