Common dolphin believed to be due to extensive human activity in the area. In the US, they are a protected species and sometimes are caught by accident in some trawler nets as bycatch, though despite this they are still quite common throughout their range. Despite these potential threats, the short-beaked common dolphin is considered to be Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, and the long-beaked common dolphin is listed as Data Deficient. The short-beaked common dolphin "Delphinus delphis" is listed globally on Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS). As amended by the
Creature animation earlier, in 1989, the pioneering digital animation studio Industrial Light & Magic created a water creature for the James Cameron film "The Abyss". Again, not knowing how a water creature might move, considerable effort was required by the animators to imagine how such a creature might perform and behave. Creature animation Creature animation is a specialised part of the animation process which involves bringing realistic animals and creatures to life. It is often distinguished from character animation, which involves breathing life into animated characters and creating the illusion of thought, feeling and emotion. Creature animators create highly realistic motion in