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Rare 'super pod' of over 1,500 Risso's dolphins spotted off California coast

Over 1,500 Risso's dolphins formed a rare super pod off Carmel Bay, California, stunning marine biologists as they stretched for miles, leaping and gliding.

Opioids, muscle relaxant, a tranquilizer: what researchers found in dolphin blubbers

"Pharmaceuticals have become emerging micropollutants and are a growing global concern."

Who does Delle the lonely dolphin talk to?

"If we hadn't known that Delle was alone, we might have concluded that a group of at least three dolphins was engaged in various social interactions”.

Super hearing and 102 teeth: 22-million-year old Ur-dolphin fossil reveals unique abilities

Analyses of the remains showed that Romaleodelphis pollerspoecki belongs to the group of toothed whales but differs significantly from all previously known primitive representatives.

Impact of ship noise on dolphins identified for first time with help of AI - Israeli study

Using AI, they were able to show that dolphins communicate in a unique way when ship noise is nearby.

Fossil of 16-million-year-old river dolphin found in Peru

Paleontologist Rodolfo Salas said the skull belonged to the largest dolphin known to have inhabited the waters of South America, measuring 3 to 3.5 meters long.

By REUTERS
21/03/2024

Bottlenose dolphins’ electric sense could help them navigate the globe

Dolphins could use their electric sense to navigate the globe by magnetic map.

Hundreds of birds in a frenzy hunting bait balls in Red Sea

Video: White-cheeked terns have initiated nesting activities within Eilat, employing a variety of maritime structures.

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
08/08/2023

Cruise ship witnesses slaughter of dozens of pilot whales

Passengers aboard a cruise ship that had docked in the Faroe Islands were shocked and horrified to bear witness to the mass slaughter of pilot whales.

Bottlenose dolphins use 'baby-talk' with their calves - study

Just as humans often modify our speech and use 'baby-talk' when talking to babies, a new study finds that bottlenose dolphins do the same with their young.

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