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Word: gillie (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Late one afternoon a crewman sighted five Turslops gilli (Pacific bottle-nosed porpoises) 500 yds. away. They moved slowly up the channel, making clicks that were clearly heard through the microphones. Apparently the porpoises located the barrier and did not like it. While still 400 yds. away from it, they moved over into shallow water and gathered in a tight little school. Then one of them separated from the group and cruised along the buoys. When the scout returned, a burst of whistling came through the microphones. Then another porpoise swam out to examine the barrier and returned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Porpoise Prattle | 5/25/1962 | See Source »

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