Dolphins are among the most playful and social animals on Earth, yet we don’t know much about how they communicate during games and other more light interactions. New research of captive bottlenose ...

Dolphins are extremely playful, but little is known about how they—and other marine mammals—communicate during playtime. New research publishing October 2 in the Cell Press journal iScience shows that ...

Dolphins living in captivity often make an open-mouth facial expression while playing with each other. Zoomarine, Italy Bottlenose dolphins “smile” at each other while playing, making open-mouth ...

Dolphins are known for what appear to be big, contagious smiles. But do they actually, well, smile? The answer, according to a new study of dolphin play, is a resounding “maybe.” Dolphins use their ...

Dolphins seem to make open-mouthed facial expressions most often while they are visible to a playmate, suggesting such displays may be similar to human smiles. While we often perceive these as a smile ...

Facial expressions are important for managing social interactions across a variety of species. In many animals including lemurs, dogs, gorillas, and sea lions, an open mouth smile-like display ...

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A recent study out of Italy found that dolphins smile at each other while playing. The smile, which is actually more of an open-mouthed expression, was observed almost exclusively when dolphins were ...