Total NonsenseApril 29, 2003 3 out of 14 found this review helpful
I adore dolphins and waited for this book with great anticipation. What a disappointment. While the author makes the valid points that dolphins are intelligent, amazing animals worthy of respect and protection, he goes wayyyy over the line in anointing them with almost godlike abilities. His sources are questionable as he embraces the studies of controversial "scientist" John Lilly -- a man who once gave LSD to dolphins; had a female biologist live in a water apartment with a male dolphin (hide the paragraphs on sexual activity from your children); and thought it okay to drill holes in animal skulls to stimulate different centers of their brains. Oh -- but in other chapters the author finds the Navy's dolphin program sinister. Give me a break.
The author clearly considers himself a champion of dolphins. Mostly, I found him and his work bordering on delusional.
