WHAT OIL WILL DO TO THEM:

- Unlike most animals, oil does not stick to a Dolphin's skin because their skin is smooth, and hairless. That's good. One less thing to worry about in the heap of other problems that BP has made for these highly intelligent mammals. The dolphins of the Gulf of Mexico will encounter problems such as inhaling oil and oil vapor (which they do very well). This will inevitably damage the animals' airways, lungs, and mucous membranes. This, in turn, can lead to death. It's the circle of life, BP style, and the dolphins are panicking their way in circles to death. Oh yeah, just so you know, they can increase their exposure to oil harm if they're stressed or panicking. Wonderful.

- A dolphin's eyesight is also sensitive to oil exposure.

- It is also possible that oil pollution impairs a dolphin's immune system and causes secondary bacterial and fungal infections.

- The transfer of petroleum hydrocarbons through the mothers milk to suckling young is another way oil affects dolphins and may affect not only current dolphin populations, but f*ture generations.

THEIR HABITAT:

- Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating fish and squid. They might consume oil-affected food or may even starve due to the lack of available food given that in the gulf area they are pretty much at the top of the food chain.

BP will always have a negative connotation towards their company reputation and name. Their company has lost much respect, and I feel as though their new company slogans have to be something along the line of "Who needs animals, when we have oil?"