Andrew I: Having accompanied his father, Yury Dolgoruky, on his conquest of Kiev, Andrew refused to remain in the ancient capital of Rus and returned to Vladimir, a town in his father’s principality of Rostov-Suzdal in northeastern Russia. When his father died (1157), the cities of Rostov and Suzdal elected Andrew…

Dolgoruky family: Yury Alekseyevich Dolgoruky (d. 1682) was a high-ranking nobleman and military commander who achieved a number of victories in the Russo-Polish War of 1654–57. In 1676 he was appointed guardian of the child tsar Fyodor Alekseyevich; he was killed during the Moscow Uprising of 1682.…

Moscow: Foundation and medieval growth: …1147, when on April 4 Yury Vladimirovich Dolgoruky (see Dolgoruky family), prince of Suzdal, was host at a “great banquet” for his ally the prince of Novgorod-Seversky “in Moscow.” This is the traditional date of Moscow’s founding, although archaeological evidence shows that a settlement had existed on the site since…

gastropod: Classification: Superfamily Doliacea (Tonnacea) Generally tropical predators on echinoderms; often burrow in sand; includes helmet shells (Cassidae), tun shells (Doliidae), frog shells (Bursidae), triton shells (Cymatiidae), and fig shells (Ficidae); frog and triton shells often live in rocky areas; most species large in

cephalic index: …top; such skulls are called dolichocephalic and are typical of Australian aborigines and native southern Africans. An index of 75 to 80 means that the skull is nearly oval; such skulls are called mesaticephalic and are typical of Europeans and the Chinese. A skull having an index of over 80…

ant: Natural history: Dolichoderus, a genus of ants that are found worldwide, glues together bits of animal feces for its nest. The widely distributed pharaoh ant (Monomarium pharaonis), a small yellowish insect, builds its nest either in houses, when found in cool climates, or outdoors, when it occurs…

bobolink, (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), American bird of the family Icteridae (order Passeriformes) that breeds in northern North America and winters chiefly in central South America. Migrating flocks may raid rice fields, and at one time the fat “ricebirds” were shot as a table delicacy. In the

primate: Pliocene: Libypithecus and Dolichopithecus, both monkeys, were probably ancestral colobines, but neither genus can be placed in a precise ancestral relationship with modern members of this subfamily. What did characterize the Pliocene was the rise in Africa of the human line, with Ardipithecus ramidus at 4.4 million years…

long-legged fly, (family Dolichopodidae), any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are tiny and metallic blue, green, or copper in colour. These flies prey on smaller insects and are found around damp, marshy places. The male has conspicuous genitalia at the end of the

Olympic Games: Competition and status: …and four years later the dolichos, a long-distance race possibly comparable to the modern 1,500- or 5,000-meter events, was added. Wrestling and the pentathlon were introduced in 708 bce. The latter was an all-around competition consisting of five events—the long jump, the javelin throw, the discus throw, a footrace, and…

bean: Other beans: The bonavist bean, or hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus), is a common garden ornamental. It is a large tropical climbing plant. The bonavist bean is native to India, where the immature seeds are used for food. The dry mature seeds are large, dark to black, nearly round…

mara, either of two South American rodents in the genus Dolichotis of the cavy family, the Patagonian mara (D. patagonum) or the Chacoan mara (D.

mara: … of the cavy family, the Patagonian mara (D. patagonum) or the Chacoan mara (D. salinicola).

mara: patagonum) or the Chacoan mara (D. salinicola).

yellow jacket: …any of 35–40 species (genus Dolichovespula or Vespula) of social wasps, principally of the Northern Hemisphere. Despite the common name yellow jacket—which is used in reference to the typical coloration of the abdomen, with yellow and black markings—some species are white and black, and others are marked with red. Yellow…

Schmidt sting pain index: 0 Bald-faced hornet: Rich, hearty, slightly crunchy. Similar to getting your hand mashed in a revolving door. 2.0 Yellow jacket: Hot and smoky, almost irreverent. Imagine W.C. Fields extinguishing a cigar on your tongue. 3.0 Red harvester ant: Bold and unrelenting.

gastropod: Classification: …sand; includes helmet shells (Cassidae), tun shells (Doliidae), frog shells (Bursidae), triton shells (Cymatiidae), and fig shells (Ficidae); frog and triton shells often live in rocky areas; most species large in size. Suborder Neogastropoda (Stenoglossa) Carnivorous or scavengers with rachiglossate (with 3 denticles)

Sir Anton Dolin was a British ballet dancer, choreographer, and director who, with his frequent partner Alicia Markova, founded the Markova-Dolin companies and London’s Festival Ballet. Trained by the notable Russian teachers Serafima Astafieva and Bronislava Nijinska, Dolin began his ballet career

sinkhole, topographic depression formed when underlying limestone bedrock is dissolved by groundwater. It is considered the most-fundamental structure of karst topography. Sinkholes vary greatly in area and depth and may be very large. There are two main varieties, one caused by the collapse of the

Czesław Miłosz: …the novel Dolina Issy (1955; The Issa Valley), and The History of Polish Literature (1969).

sinkhole, topographic depression formed when underlying limestone bedrock is dissolved by groundwater. It is considered the most-fundamental structure of karst topography. Sinkholes vary greatly in area and depth and may be very large. There are two main varieties, one caused by the collapse of the

cave: Doline karst: Such karsts are usually rolling plains that have few surface streams and often no surface valleys. Instead, the landscape is pocked with sinkholes, often tens or hundreds of sinkholes per square kilometre. These sinkholes range from barely discernible shallow swales one to two…

Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert: His translation of the Odyssey—De dolinghe van Ulyss (1561)—was the first great work of the Dutch early Renaissance. Here Coornhert’s powers of imagery and sensuous description are fully evident, while in his original poetry the religious–humanistic intent precludes any stress on figurative language.

echinoderm: Development: …a barrel-shaped larva called a doliolaria larva. The doliolaria larva also occurs in other groups; in holothurians, for example, it is the developmental stage after the auricularia larva, which may not occur in some species. A doliolaria larva usually contains large quantities of yolk material and moves with the aid…

tunicate: Annotated classification: Order Doliolida Complex alternation of generations between a solitary, asexually and sexually reproducing gonozooid and colonial, asexually reproducing oozooids; gill with several to many stigmata. Order Salpida Complex alternation of generations between solitary, asexually reproducing oozooids and aggregated, sexually reproducing gonozooids. Pharynx leads

tunicate: Annotated classification: Order Doliolida Complex alternation of generations between a solitary, asexually and sexually reproducing gonozooid and colonial, asexually reproducing oozooids; gill with several to many stigmata. Order Salpida Complex alternation of generations between solitary, asexually reproducing oozooids and aggregated, sexually reproducing gonozooids. Pharynx leads

fungus: Structure of the thallus: …a septal structure called a dolipore septum that is composed of a pore cap surrounding a septal swelling and septal pore. This organization permits cytoplasm and small organelles to pass through but restricts the movement of nuclei to varying degrees.

Loubomo, commune (town), southern Congo (Brazzaville), and an important transport centre for western Congo (Kinshasa) and southern Gabon. It lies 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Pointe-Noire (the Atlantic coastal terminus of the railway and highway network of Congo [Brazzaville]), near the junction

Antonio Banderas: Later films: The Legend of Zorro and Pain and Glory: …films included the family comedy Dolittle (2020) and The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021), in which he was cast as a shipping tycoon. In addition, he starred with Penélope Cruz in Competencia oficial (2021; Official Competition), a satire about the making of a movie.

Doctor Dolittle, hero of 10 children’s books by the British-American author Hugh Lofting

Dolj, județ (county), southwestern Romania, bounded on the south by Bulgaria. The Jiu and Teslui rivers drain the county southward through lowlands and rolling hills to the Danube River, which marks the southern boundary. Craiova, the county capital, has machinery, metallurgical, and chemical

doll, child’s toy modeled in human or animal form. It is perhaps the oldest plaything. No dolls have been found in prehistoric graves, probably because they were made of such perishable materials as wood and fur or cloth, but a fragment of a Babylonian alabaster doll with movable arms has been

Kamala Das: …and the short stories “A Doll for the Child Prostitute” (1977) and “Padmavati the Harlot” (1992). Notable among her many Malayalam works were the short-story collection Thanuppu (1967; “Cold”) and the memoir Balyakalasmaranakal (1987; “Memories of Childhood”). Perhaps her best-known work was an autobiography, which first appeared as a…

A Doll’s House, play in three acts by Henrik Ibsen, published in Norwegian as Et dukkehjem in 1879 and performed the same year. The play centres on an ordinary family—Torvald Helmer, a bank lawyer, and his wife, Nora, and their three little children. Torvald supposes himself the ethical member of

Laurie Metcalf: …her portrayal of Nora in A Doll’s House, Part 2 (2017) and for her performance as B in Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women (2018). She was nominated again in 2019, this time for playing the title presidential candidate in Hillary and Clinton.

Ismail Kadare: The autobiographical Kukulla (2015; The Doll) was based on Kadare’s relationship with his mother.

Dole, town, Jura département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région, eastern France. The town lies along the Doubs River and the Rhine-Rhône Canal, southeast of Dijon. It was called Dolla under the Romans. It was the seat of the dukes of Burgundy in medieval times and was the capital (1332–1674) of

dollar, originally, a silver coin that circulated in many European countries; in modern times, the name of the standard monetary unit in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. The Spanish peso, or piece of eight, which circulated in the Spanish and English colonies

Dollar Diplomacy, foreign policy created by U.S. Pres. William Howard Taft (served 1909–13) and his secretary of state, Philander C. Knox, to ensure the financial stability of a region while protecting and extending U.S. commercial and financial interests there. It grew out of Pres. Theodore

dollar sign, $, symbol that represents the dollar, the name of the standard monetary unit used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and a number of other countries and territories. The dollar sign is also used for several currencies that use different names, including the Brazilian

20th-century international relations: Scaling back U.S. commitments: dollar tied to gold. Beginning in 1958 the United States began to run annual foreign-exchange deficits, resulting partly from the costs of maintaining U.S. forces overseas. For this reason, and because their own exports benefitted from an artificially strong dollar, the Europeans and Japanese tolerated the U.S. gold…

William Dollar was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet master associated with numerous American companies for more than 30 years. Trained almost entirely in the United States, Dollar studied with the choreographers George Balanchine and Michel Fokine and with Mikhail Mordkin and

William Dollar was an American ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet master associated with numerous American companies for more than 30 years. Trained almost entirely in the United States, Dollar studied with the choreographers George Balanchine and Michel Fokine and with Mikhail Mordkin and

Neal E. Miller: …an American psychologist, who, with John Dollard, developed a theory of motivation based on the satisfaction of psychosocial drives by combining elements of a number of earlier reinforcement theories of behaviour and learning.

butterfish: Certain butterfishes, such as the dollarfish (Poronotus triacanthus), are noted for taking shelter when young among the tentacles of jellyfishes. The dollarfish and several other species of butterfishes are commonly used as food. Among these are the harvest fish (Peprilus alepidotus), an Atlantic species that usually grows to about 20…

folk music: Instruments: …from handy materials is the Dolle, a type of fiddle used in northwestern Germany, made from a wooden shoe. A more sophisticated one may be the bowed lyre, once widespread in northern Europe but later confined (as the kantele) mainly to Finland.

Audouin Dollfus was a French astronomer, successor to Bernard Lyot as the principal French authority on the solar system. Dollfus made several balloon flights for high-altitude observations, including the first stratospheric ascension in France. On the basis of comparative light-polarizing

Audouin Dollfus was a French astronomer, successor to Bernard Lyot as the principal French authority on the solar system. Dollfus made several balloon flights for high-altitude observations, including the first stratospheric ascension in France. On the basis of comparative light-polarizing

Engelbert Dollfuss was an Austrian statesman and, from 1932 to 1934, chancellor of Austria who destroyed the Austrian Republic and established an authoritarian regime based on conservative Roman Catholic and Italian Fascist principles. After studying law and economics in Vienna and Berlin, Dollfuss

Joss Whedon: …television with the science-fiction series Dollhouse (2009–10), which, like Firefly, received only a limited run before its cancellation.

Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger was a German historical scholar and a prominent Roman Catholic theologian who refused to accept the doctrine of papal infallibility decreed by the first Vatican Council (1869–70). He joined the Old Catholics (Altkatholiken), those who separated from the Vatican

Hitomi Kinue: A Strong Woman: with three German finalists—Lina Radke, Marie Dollinger, and Elfriede Wever—running as a team. Dollinger and Wever kept a fast pace, allowing Radke to pull away in the final 300 metres to win the race in a world record time of 2:16.8—the early lead forced Dollinger and Wever out of medal…

Harriette Arnow: Four years later she published The Dollmaker. The book’s main character, Gertie Nevels, is the most celebrated of Arnow’s strong, life-giving women. Gertie’s fierce, loving bond to her children sustains the drama in the novel, which opens with her performing a roadside tracheotomy on her son. Defeated by her mother,…

Friedrich Dollmann was a German army commander during World War II. Dollmann joined the German army in 1899 and rose to command an artillery battalion in World War I. He remained in the army after the war, holding various artillery commands and rising steadily through the ranks. He became a

Georg von Dollmann was a German architect, one of the builders of three grandiose curiosities sponsored by the mentally ill king Louis (Ludwig) II of Bavaria: Linderhof (1869–78), Neuschwanstein (1869–86), and Herrenchiemsee (1878–85; incomplete). The neo-Baroque or neo-Rococo Linderhof is

Georg von Dollmann was a German architect, one of the builders of three grandiose curiosities sponsored by the mentally ill king Louis (Ludwig) II of Bavaria: Linderhof (1869–78), Neuschwanstein (1869–86), and Herrenchiemsee (1878–85; incomplete). The neo-Baroque or neo-Rococo Linderhof is

Dollo’s law, biological principle, formulated about 1890 by Louis Dollo, a French-born Belgian paleontologist, that evolution is not reversible; i.e., structures or functions discarded during the course of evolution do not reappear in a given line of organisms. The hypothesis was first advanced by

Dollo’s law: …principle, formulated about 1890 by Louis Dollo, a French-born Belgian paleontologist, that evolution is not reversible; i.e., structures or functions discarded during the course of evolution do not reappear in a given line of organisms. The hypothesis was first advanced by a historian, Edgar Quinet.

George Dollond was a British optician who invented a number of precision instruments used in astronomy, geodesy, and navigation. Throughout most of his life, he worked for the family firm of mathematical instrument makers, assuming full control after the retirement in 1819 of his uncle Peter

John Dollond was a British maker of optical and astronomical instruments who developed an achromatic (non-colour-distorting) refracting telescope and a practical heliometer, a telescope that used a divided lens to measure the Sun’s diameter and the angles between celestial bodies. The son of

Peter Dollond was a British optician who, though lacking a theoretical background, invented the triple achromatic lens still in wide use, made substantial improvements in the astronomical refracting telescope, and improved navigation instruments of his day. In 1765 he combined two convex lenses of

Dolly, female Finn Dorset sheep that lived from 1996 to 2003, the first clone of an adult mammal, produced by British developmental biologist Ian Wilmut and colleagues of the Roslin Institute, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The announcement in February 1997 of Dolly’s birth marked a milestone in

Allan Dwan: Early life and the silent era: …is credited with introducing the dolly shot—he used a moving automobile to film actor William H. Crane’s stroll in David Harum (1915)—and with inventing the equipment used for the crane shots in Griffith’s Intolerance (1916).

Irving Cummings: …final box-office hit, the musical The Dolly Sisters, with Grable and June Haver well cast as the famed vaudeville stars. Six years later he made the strained comedy Double Dynamite, starring Jane Russell, Frank Sinatra, and Groucho Marx. Cummings subsequently retired from directing.

Dolly Varden trout, (species Salvelinus malma), char of the family Salmonidae, found in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia. It has yellow spots on the back, reddish spots on the sides, and a white edge on the lower fins; it takes its name from that of a character in Charles Dickens’

Dolly Parton: Acting and other activities: In 1986 she opened Dollywood—a theme park centered on Appalachian traditions—in the Great Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee. Two years later she created the Dollywood Foundation, an organization with the aim of providing inspiration and educational resources to children. In 1994 Parton published the autobiography Dolly: My Life and…

dolma, in Middle Eastern and Greek cuisine, any of various stuffed vegetable dishes—notably, the young leaves of the grapevine stuffed with a lemon-flavoured mixture of rice, onion, and, frequently, ground lamb. Although dolmas are usually eaten cold as an appetizer, Greek dolmades with lamb are

Dolmabahçe Palace, the largest and most sumptuous palace in Turkey, located on the coast of the Bosporus in Istanbul. It is Istanbul’s first European-style palace, built between 1843 and 1856 by by Sultan Abdülmecid I in an attempt to modernize Istanbul, at a cost of 5 million Ottoman gold

Dolmabahçe Palace, the largest and most sumptuous palace in Turkey, located on the coast of the Bosporus in Istanbul. It is Istanbul’s first European-style palace, built between 1843 and 1856 by by Sultan Abdülmecid I in an attempt to modernize Istanbul, at a cost of 5 million Ottoman gold

dolma, in Middle Eastern and Greek cuisine, any of various stuffed vegetable dishes—notably, the young leaves of the grapevine stuffed with a lemon-flavoured mixture of rice, onion, and, frequently, ground lamb. Although dolmas are usually eaten cold as an appetizer, Greek dolmades with lamb are

díszmagyar: …outer coat, the mente (pelisse), was the dolmány (a fitted jacket decorated with braids); tight trousers and a hat with egret feathers completed the ensemble. The style was evidently influenced by the cut, soutaches, and braids of the hussar’s traditional uniform.

dolmen, a type of stone monument found in a variety of places throughout the world. Dolmens are made of two or more upright stones with a single stone lying across them. The most widely known dolmens are found in northwest Europe, notably in the region of Brittany, France; southern Scandinavia;

Arnold Dolmetsch was a French-born British musician whose lifework, pursued in the face of prolonged indifference and misunderstanding, established the modern search for authenticity in the performance and instrumentation of early music. His craftsmanship in restoring and reproducing early musical

Arnold Dolmetsch was a French-born British musician whose lifework, pursued in the face of prolonged indifference and misunderstanding, established the modern search for authenticity in the performance and instrumentation of early music. His craftsmanship in restoring and reproducing early musical

Dolnośląskie, województwo (province), southwestern Poland. It was established in 1999 when the provinces of Poland were consolidated from 49 into 16. It is bordered by the provinces of Lubuskie and Wielkopolskie to the north, Opolskie to the east, the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the

wolf spider: Major genera and species: ringens) and the cunning wolf spider (Dolocosa dolosa), both endemic to Saint Helena, are listed as endangered species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Dieudonné Dolomieu was a French geologist and mineralogist after whom the mineral dolomite was named. A member of the order of Malta since infancy, he was sentenced to death in his 19th year for killing a brother knight in a duel but was pardoned. He continued to study natural sciences, which he

dolomite, type of limestone, the carbonate fraction of which is dominated by the mineral dolomite, calcium magnesium carbonate [CaMg(CO3)2]. Along with calcite and aragonite, dolomite makes up approximately 2 percent of the Earth’s crust. The bulk of the dolomite constitutes dolostone formations

dolomite: General considerations: …bulk of the dolomite constitutes dolostone formations that occur as thick units of great areal extent in many sequences of chiefly marine strata. (The rock dolostone is referred to by only the mineral name—i.e., dolomite—by many geologists.) The Dolomite Alps of northern Italy are a well-known example. Other relatively common…

mineral: Carbonates: aragonite, and dolomite. The copper carbonates azurite and malachite are the only notable hydrous varieties.

Dolomites, mountain group lying in the eastern section of the northern Italian Alps, bounded by the valleys of the Isarco (northwest), the Pusteria (north), the Piave (east and southeast), the Brenta (southwest), and the Adige (west). The range comprises a number of impressive peaks, 18 of which

Dolomites, mountain group lying in the eastern section of the northern Italian Alps, bounded by the valleys of the Isarco (northwest), the Pusteria (north), the Piave (east and southeast), the Brenta (southwest), and the Adige (west). The range comprises a number of impressive peaks, 18 of which

dolomitization, process by which limestone is altered into dolomite; when limestone comes into contact with magnesium-rich water, the mineral dolomite, calcium and magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2, replaces the calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) in the rock, volume for volume. Dolomitization

Duolun, town, southeast-central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, northern China. It is situated close to the border of Hebei province. Until 1950 the town was in the former Chahar province. Historically, Duolun was an important town. It was the site of Shangdu (the Xanadu of Samuel Taylor

Duolun, town, southeast-central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, northern China. It is situated close to the border of Hebei province. Until 1950 the town was in the former Chahar province. Historically, Duolun was an important town. It was the site of Shangdu (the Xanadu of Samuel Taylor

methadone, potent synthetic narcotic drug that is the most effective form of treatment for addiction to heroin and other narcotics. Methadone first became available at the end of World War II. Similar to morphine in its analgesic effect, it was originally used in medicine to alleviate severe pain.

Antonio Banderas: Later films: The Legend of Zorro and Pain and Glory: …in Dolor y gloria (2019; Pain and Glory), starring as a director contemplating his life. For his performance, Banderas received his first Academy Award nomination. His later films included the family comedy Dolittle (2020) and The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021), in which he was cast as a shipping tycoon. In…

Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio: …from Romanticism with his book Doloras (1845), simple verses of worldly wisdom much like proverbs, which were thought to herald a breakthrough into new poetic forms. Later he published Pequeños poemas (1871; “Little Poems”) and Humoradas (1886; “Pleasant Jokes”). Most of his verse contains little more than sentimental philosophy cloaked…

Giuseppe Ungaretti: …are expressed in the poems Il dolore (1947; “Grief ”). In 1942 Ungaretti returned to Italy and taught contemporary Italian literature at the University of Rome until his retirement in 1957. Important volumes published during this time are La terra promessa (1950; “The Promised Land”) and Un grido e paesaggi…

Stephen King: Themes: …his later fiction, exemplified by Dolores Claiborne, King has departed from the horror genre to provide sharply detailed psychological portraits of his protagonists, many of them women, who confront difficult and challenging circumstances.

Stephen King: Other novels: …film 1993); Dolores Claiborne (1993; film 1995); The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999); Dreamcatcher (2001; film 2003); Cell (2006; film 2016); Lisey’s Story (2006; TV miniseries 2021); Duma Key (2008); Under the Dome (2009; TV series 2013–15); 11/22/63 (2011; TV miniseries 2016); Joyland

Dolores River, river in southwest Colorado, U.S., rising in the La Plata Mountains and flowing southwest through deep canyons, past Dolores, then northwest through Paradox Valley, at the north end of which it is met by its chief tributary, the San Miguel River. It continues on past Gateway and

Grito de Dolores, battle cry of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, first uttered by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, parish priest of Dolores (now Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato state), on September 16, 1810. Hidalgo was involved in a plot against the Spanish colonial government, and, when the plot

Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerick: …whose visions were recorded in The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1833) and The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1852), by the German Romantic writer Clemens Brentano.

dolomite: General considerations: …bulk of the dolomite constitutes dolostone formations that occur as thick units of great areal extent in many sequences of chiefly marine strata. (The rock dolostone is referred to by only the mineral name—i.e., dolomite—by many geologists.) The Dolomite Alps of northern Italy are a well-known example. Other relatively common…

dolphin, (family Coryphaenidae), either species of fish belonging to the genus Coryphaena. The food and game fish called the common dolphin (C. hippuras) is known in Hawaiian as mahimahi and sometimes in Spanish as the dorado. Reaching a length of about 1.5 metres (5 feet) and a weight of about 30

dolphin, any of the toothed whales belonging to the mammal family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) as well as the families Platanistidae and Iniidae, the two that contain the river dolphins. Of the nearly 40 species of dolphins in the Delphinidae, 6 are commonly called whales, including the killer

swimming: Butterfly: …used was abandoned for a fishtail (dolphin) kick, depending only on up-and-down movement of the legs. Later swimmers used two dolphin kicks to one arm pull. Breathing is done in sprint competition by raising the head every second or third stroke.

swimming: Butterfly: …used was abandoned for a fishtail (dolphin) kick, depending only on up-and-down movement of the legs. Later swimmers used two dolphin kicks to one arm pull. Breathing is done in sprint competition by raising the head every second or third stroke.

Natalie Portman: Later work: …she narrated the family documentary Dolphin Reef. Portman then starred in Todd Haynes’s May December (2023), playing an actress researching her upcoming role of a teacher (played by Julianne Moore) who has an affair with a student.