Navy Shows Off Terror Fighting Dolphins

April 12, 2007

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Koa, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, will do anything for a fresh fish including alerting her U.S. Navy handlers to potential terrorists.

Koa is one of about 100 marine mammals housed at Naval Base Point Loma, located on a scenic peninsula jutting into San Diego Harbor.

Officials at the base briefly opened their doors to the media Thursday for the first time since the start of the war in Iraq. The demonstration came a few weeks after the Navy announced plans to ship up to 30 dolphins and sea lions to patrol the waters of Washington state’s Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, home to nuclear submarines, ships and laboratories.

Even in today’s high-tech world of underwater robotics and unmanned vehicles, the Navy says animals like Koa are its best line of defense against attacks from the sea.

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