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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn McDonald uses tactile reenforcement to bond with his Atlantic bottlenose dolphin on Ewa Beach, Hawaii, July 24, 2008. McDonald is a marine mammal handler assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1.

BOTTLENOSE BOND

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn McDonald uses tactile reenforcement to bond with his Atlantic bottlenose dolphin on Ewa Beach, Hawaii, July 24, 2008. McDonald is a marine mammal handler assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1.

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