Dolphins exhibit one of the most sophisticated forms of animal communication, employing a diverse vocal repertoire that includes frequency‐modulated whistles, burst-pulses, and other signal types.
Wild dolphins use sea sponges as tools to hunt safely, revealing how animal culture survives despite hidden sensory costs.
Reggie, a dolphin that gained fame for engaging with swimmers on multiple recent occasions off England's south coast, was "not asking for belly rubs" but also "not trying to drown people," according ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – In the salty creeks and marshes of the Lowcountry, a remarkable and rare feeding behavior unfolds, one that makes dolphins part-time beach goers – strand feeding. Strand ...
Bottlenose dolphins are one of the most recognizable sea mammals for those who visit the ocean. But everyday beachgoers don’t typically know why dolphins act the way they do, or what they’re like in ...
A new study has investigated hundreds of videos and images taken by the public, tourism operators and scientists to better understand a rarely studied behavior among whales and dolphins—do they ...
Stories about dolphins move fast. Someone spots a shark, dolphins show up, and the moment quickly becomes something bigger than it was. Friends repeat it. Strangers add their own details. Before long, ...
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Scientists have answered a long-standing question about dolphin behavior in the Mississippi Sound. Why do the marine mammals stay put even when disasters strike? A study from ...