The Virginian Pilot, March 22nd, 2000
It seems almost too bizarre, the stuff of black comedy - a bottlenose dolphin living near a power plant in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, one of the most contaminated waterways on the East Coast.
Remarkably, though, scientists and river-watchers believe that a lone, juvenile dolphin has been doing just that for months now, defying conventional wisdom about how the popular marine mammals behave in Virginia waters and contradicting simple logic.
Based on observations and photographs, experts speculate that the young dolphin survived the winter by feeding on fish that bask in the...
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