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Fat dolphins going on a diet at Japan aquarium

TOKYO (AP) -- Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances.... ...full story at AP

from AP on Tue, Sep 30 2008

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