An interesting article in the NY Times reports on the use of dogs in the study of sea mammals like the orca, specifically, using the dog's sense of smell to locate the "byproducts" that such animals leave behind.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/us/sniffing-out-a-subtle-scent-to-help-save-some-whales.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Deborah A. Giles, the graduate student who is doing her dissertation on using "canine-assisted marine research" and does most of the handling of Tucker, the dog being used, is probably going to have to prepare herself for hearing the same comment over and over and over again about her dissertation: "Hey, that's a a pretty sh*tty dissertation!" ;-) -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=20180 or send a blank email to leave-20180-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
