Dolphins, Sea Lions To Serve As Marine Guardians Of Naval Base

Photo: Marine Watchdogs: Dolphins and sea lions will soon be "sniffing" out suspicious swimmers near Puget Sound. ISTOCKPHOTO/EDIN

From Scientific American:

The newest batch of sentries at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor will be paid in fish.

The newest batch of sentries at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor will not have to wear uniforms. But they won't get to clock out for breaks -- and they will be paid in fish.

The base near Washington's Puget Sound is slated to receive up to 20 Navy-trained bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions to patrol the shoreline around the submarine base as part of a bolstered security initiative started after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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My Comment: I suspect that these "watchdogs" are well fed.

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