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Plants & Animals Jan 28, 2025

'Super pod' of 1,500 dolphins captured on drone video as they cavort off California's coast

A miles-long cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual "super pod" of more than 1,500 of the marine creatures.

Plants & Animals Jan 22, 2025

Dolphins use a 'fat taste' system to get their mother's milk, study reveals

Scientists have discovered that juvenile bottlenose dolphins have specialized receptors for detecting the fatty acids in their mother's milk. These findings, published in the journal Marine Mammal Science, offer important ...

Plants & Animals Jan 20, 2025

How lift-net fisheries affect cetacean ecology in Kaimana, Indonesia

Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling and redistribution, and control of certain prey species. ...

Plants & Animals Jan 9, 2025

Signature whistles help estimate bottlenose dolphin abundance

Experts at Newcastle University analyzed signature whistles produced by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) recorded off the Northumberland coast in north-east England and compared it to using photo-ID data of the species ...

Ecology Jan 6, 2025

French marine park closes over law banning killer whale shows

A French marine park on Sunday closed down definitively over a 2021 law banning shows featuring marine mammals, leaving uncertain futures for the two last orcas in captivity in the country, hundreds of other animals as well ...

Environment Jan 5, 2025

Dozens of marine mammals found dead after Russian oil tanker spill

Dozens of sea mammals have been found dead since last month's Russian oil tanker spill in the Black Sea, a dolphin rescue center said Sunday, as authorities raced to contain the disaster.

Environment Jan 2, 2025

Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve

At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north from the island of Muckle Flugga, Shetland, the cold wind whips up the sea and gannets dive.

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 2, 2025

Discovery of rare new fossil sheds light on New Zealand's extinct dolphin-like reptiles

Ichthyosaurs were reptiles that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. They evolved separately around 250 million years ago, possibly from a crocodile-like ancestor, to resemble fish and modern dolphins.

Plants & Animals Dec 21, 2024

Bottlenose dolphins smile at each other when they play—new study reveals how and why

Dolphins have an irresistible charm for people. They are extremely playful at all ages and often play alone, surfing the waves, leaping into the air, performing flips and striking the water with their tail flukes.

Plants & Animals Dec 10, 2024

Unexpected visits are turning California into a humpback whale hangout

Shortly after noon Sunday, the waters eight miles off the coast of Newport Beach were broken by an unusual, if not majestic, sight.

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