Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson

Right. Yeah. So it ends up that they're really good at being able to find underwater objects that we can't see very well. And so they've done humanitarian demining missions in the Mediterranean where they're able to find buried mines.

Right. Yeah. So it ends up that they're really good at being able to find underwater objects that we can't see very well. And so they've done humanitarian demining missions in the Mediterranean where they're able to find buried mines.

Right. Yeah. So it ends up that they're really good at being able to find underwater objects that we can't see very well. And so they've done humanitarian demining missions in the Mediterranean where they're able to find buried mines.

target it they um they you know mark it and then humans come in and things left over from world war ii or whatever right exactly so they have now made entire areas of the world safe uh which is amazing they can also find underwater swimmers uh enemy swimmers and be able to interdict and put a leg cuff on those swimmers and they get reeled up by their human counterparts so

target it they um they you know mark it and then humans come in and things left over from world war ii or whatever right exactly so they have now made entire areas of the world safe uh which is amazing they can also find underwater swimmers uh enemy swimmers and be able to interdict and put a leg cuff on those swimmers and they get reeled up by their human counterparts so

target it they um they you know mark it and then humans come in and things left over from world war ii or whatever right exactly so they have now made entire areas of the world safe uh which is amazing they can also find underwater swimmers uh enemy swimmers and be able to interdict and put a leg cuff on those swimmers and they get reeled up by their human counterparts so

Yeah. Yeah. In case they were in nefarious areas, the Navy dolphins are there to help. So what they, for them, their job is easy peasy, right? They have echolocation. They're able to do these things. And the program has been so successful being able to deploy the dolphins all over the world and have them stay, right? That that has allowed, you know, this program has been around for 60 years.

Yeah. Yeah. In case they were in nefarious areas, the Navy dolphins are there to help. So what they, for them, their job is easy peasy, right? They have echolocation. They're able to do these things. And the program has been so successful being able to deploy the dolphins all over the world and have them stay, right? That that has allowed, you know, this program has been around for 60 years.

Yeah. Yeah. In case they were in nefarious areas, the Navy dolphins are there to help. So what they, for them, their job is easy peasy, right? They have echolocation. They're able to do these things. And the program has been so successful being able to deploy the dolphins all over the world and have them stay, right? That that has allowed, you know, this program has been around for 60 years.

Amazing. they've had a sustained population of 100 bottlenose dolphins. So that has resulted in what we're talking about today with regard to this unprecedented patient population that gets older, like you had mentioned, that in the wild, dolphins live to about 20. At the Navy, they're living into their 50s and even up to 60 years old.

Amazing. they've had a sustained population of 100 bottlenose dolphins. So that has resulted in what we're talking about today with regard to this unprecedented patient population that gets older, like you had mentioned, that in the wild, dolphins live to about 20. At the Navy, they're living into their 50s and even up to 60 years old.

Amazing. they've had a sustained population of 100 bottlenose dolphins. So that has resulted in what we're talking about today with regard to this unprecedented patient population that gets older, like you had mentioned, that in the wild, dolphins live to about 20. At the Navy, they're living into their 50s and even up to 60 years old.

Great healthcare system. Good preventative healthcare system. Access to fish. You watch any kind of wild animal show these days and the world isn't so friendly anymore for animals. It's getting harder and harder for wildlife.

Great healthcare system. Good preventative healthcare system. Access to fish. You watch any kind of wild animal show these days and the world isn't so friendly anymore for animals. It's getting harder and harder for wildlife.

Great healthcare system. Good preventative healthcare system. Access to fish. You watch any kind of wild animal show these days and the world isn't so friendly anymore for animals. It's getting harder and harder for wildlife.

That's a good question. I do think there are things, there are studies that have shown that there were times that dolphins might have lived slightly longer, like maybe a few years, but nothing on the average like what we're seeing at the Navy. So there I was, right? So taking care of this older geriatric dolphin population.

That's a good question. I do think there are things, there are studies that have shown that there were times that dolphins might have lived slightly longer, like maybe a few years, but nothing on the average like what we're seeing at the Navy. So there I was, right? So taking care of this older geriatric dolphin population.

That's a good question. I do think there are things, there are studies that have shown that there were times that dolphins might have lived slightly longer, like maybe a few years, but nothing on the average like what we're seeing at the Navy. So there I was, right? So taking care of this older geriatric dolphin population.

And what we started seeing, Mark, was an increase in that some of the dolphins were developing aging-associated diseases. like chronic inflammation, high cholesterol, fatty liver disease, and even the full suite of changes consistent with Alzheimer's. And what was really important was that some of the dolphins were developing these conditions, which has now culminated in what we understand

And what we started seeing, Mark, was an increase in that some of the dolphins were developing aging-associated diseases. like chronic inflammation, high cholesterol, fatty liver disease, and even the full suite of changes consistent with Alzheimer's. And what was really important was that some of the dolphins were developing these conditions, which has now culminated in what we understand