Dozens of turtles, dolphins found dead in Guatemala, probe launched
Dozens of turtles, dolphins and other marine species have been found dead on Guatemala's Pacific coast, prompting an official investigation, authorities said Thursday.
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
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They click. They whistle. They love seafood. They are New York City's nearshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that return to feed in local waters from spring to fall each year, and a team of scientists led by the ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 2, 2022
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New research suggests that it is the local ocean environment and population demographics, and not genetics, that best explains the different lengths and pitches of signature whistles—the unique identifying call akin to ...
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2022
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If a human comes down with a rash, they might go to the doctor and come away with some ointment to put on it. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins get skin conditions, too, but they come about their medication by queuing up nose-to-tail ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2022
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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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Twenty million years ago, the Swiss Plateau region, or Mittelland, was an ocean in which dolphins swam. Researchers at the University of Zurich's Paleontological Institute have now discovered two previously unknown species ...
Paleontology & Fossils
May 17, 2022
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A trio of scientists, one with Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, another from Museo Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado and a third independent researcher, report evidence of several Bolivian river dolphins playing ...
Three young male dolphins simultaneously break the water's surface to breathe—first exhaling, then inhaling—before slipping back under the waves of the Chesapeake Bay.
Ecology
Apr 7, 2022
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The universal language of music could serve as a gateway to communicate with dolphins and possibly open doors to learn more about the naturally curious creatures, according to researchers from The Australian National University ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 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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