Until now it has been difficult to test the health of dolphin populations due to their migratory pattens, their size and, in some cases, dwindling numbers.
Ecology
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Bottlenose dolphins' signature whistles just passed an important test in animal psychology. A new study by my colleagues and me has shown that these animals may use their whistles as name-like concepts.
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2022
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The Irrawaddy dolphin calf—sick and too weak to swim—was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him.
Ecology
Aug 27, 2022
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A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S., has found that dolphins living in the area where the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred have experienced changes in gene activity. In their paper ...
Increasing numbers of whales and dolphins appear to be taking up solitary lives around the world.
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2022
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Dolphins are known to be good at maintaining relationships, but a new study suggests their gregarious nature may extend beyond their own social circles.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2022
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An international collaborative study involving researchers from Massey University, the University of Canterbury, NIWA, and Flinders University has analyzed the isotopic niche of 21 species of toothed whales in New Zealand.
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2022
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A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge, working with colleagues from the University of Turin and Zoomarine Italia, has found evidence of bottle-nosed dolphins having episodic memory recall. In their paper published ...
Fossils of small plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs, have been found in a 100-million year old river system that is now Morocco's Sahara Desert. This discovery suggests some species of plesiosaur, ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 26, 2022
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Dozens of turtles, dolphins and other marine species have been found dead on Guatemala's Pacific coast, prompting an official investigation, authorities said Thursday.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2022
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