dolphins
Dolphins Learn in Similar Ways to Great Apes
Dolphins use unusual techniques to obtain food: One of them, called “shelling”, is used by the dolphins in Shark Bay in Western Australia. Dolphins in this…
Lights on fishing nets save turtles and dolphins
LED lights along the top of floating gillnets cut accidental “bycatch” of sea turtles by more than 70%, and that of small cetaceans (including dolphins and…
Less is more – Shedding genes for a new life in water
While whales and dolphins spend their entire life in the ocean, these air-breathing mammals actually evolved from terrestrial species. The transition from land…
Individual “Names” Reveal Complex Relationships in Male Bottlenose Dolphins
Dolphins are intelligent creatures that communicate with high-frequency whistles and are capable of forming strong relationships. Within their population, male…
Scientists discover species of dolphin that existed along South Carolina coast
The species, named Inermorostrum xenops, lived during the same period as Coronodon havensteini, a species of ancient whale announced recently by investigators…
Undersea robot reveals 'schools' of animals in deep scattering layers
Deep scattering layers were first recognized during World War II, when sonar technicians observed their sound pulses bouncing off a “false seafloor” that…