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Dolphins (2000)

Dolphins poster
Directed by
Greg MacGillivray
Genre
nature documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
39 min
Rated
A
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nature documentary that follows scientists studying dolphins in the wild. It focuses on their communication, intelligence, and behavior.

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What happens

Dolphins is an IMAX documentary produced in 2000. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. Directed by Greg MacGillivray, with Chris Palmer serving as executive producer, this feature follows a few scientists studying dolphins (chiefly Kathleen Dudzinski, Dean Bernal, and Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez, as well as Louis Herman and Bernd Wursig) as they work to learn more about dolphins. The main focus is on research into dolphin communication and intelligence, along with some exploration of feeding habits and human interaction. Several species of dolphins are shown, primarily the bottlenose dolphin, the dusky dolphin, and the Atlantic spotted dolphin. Dolphins is narrated by Pierce Brosnan with music by Sting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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