Pee pals: Dolphins taste friends' urine to know they're around
Think about people you know, and how you could tell they were around even if you couldn't see them: perhaps their voice, or a favored perfume.
Think about people you know, and how you could tell they were around even if you couldn't see them: perhaps their voice, or a favored perfume.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2022
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Ocean-dwelling dolphins have repeatedly adapted to life in coastal areas throughout history.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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Rain flecked the fiberglass boat and the still green waters as professor Shannon Gowans pushed off from Dock 6. Her students noted in pencil the particulars of time and weather: Not ideal, perhaps, for a Saturday on the bay, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2021
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Ancient genes that predate the last Ice Age may be the key to survival, at least if you are a dolphin, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews.
Evolution
Oct 29, 2021
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Whistling while you work isn't just a distraction for some people. More than 80 cultures employ a whistled form of their native language to communicate over long distances. A multidisciplinary team of scientists believe that ...
Other
Sep 21, 2021
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If you feel like your metabolism just isn't what it used to be, no matter how many hours you spend in the gym, dolphins can relate.
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2021
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Dolphins could be at risk if their foraging opportunities are impacted due to man-made disturbances such as shipping, tourism, coastal development and oil and gas exploration.
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2021
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Flinders University researchers have sequenced the genomes of dolphins, revealing variations that may influence their deadly immune response to a measles related virus.
Ecology
Apr 27, 2021
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When it comes to friendships and rivalries, male dolphins know who the good team players are. New findings, published in Nature Communications by University of Bristol researchers, reveal that male dolphins form a social ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2021
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Bottlenose dolphins learn to cope with coastal construction activities. That is the conclusion of a study published in Frontiers in Marine Science. The study is the first to provide a longitudinal perspective on the cumulative ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2021
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