Young male dolphins may practice their flirtation skills together so that when they grow up, they are better at finding a mate. Research indicates that the more time that young male dolphins engage in play with other youngsters, the more likely it was that they …
NEWS: Fishermen are outraged by a four-week ban on trawler fishing to protect dolphins in the Bay of Biscay. A fisherman based in the port of Lege-Cap-Ferret, Olivier Argelas said: “It’s really brutal of the government to bar us from working for a month. Fishing …
NEWS AND COMMENT-LAKE TEFE, AMAZON RIVER, BRAZIL: It has been put down to global warming as the primary reason for the death of 120 river dolphins in the Amazon River together with thousands of fish of other species. The scientists are still working on the …
The finless porpoise known for its mysterious smile is the cousin of a now extinct dolphin species called the Baiji dolphin. Both do not have a dorsal fin. The finless porpoise lives in coastal waters across Asia and the Far East. It also lives in …
NEWS/OPINION: This is another story about the dangers of leaving plastic rings in the environment. It is a story about plastic pollution and careless humans. The victim? Wildlife of course. And many species of wildlife can be affected. My research indicates that this was an …
Dolphins have to shout at each other when trying to communicate as underwater noise has increased substantially because of increased human activity over the past decades. Sound travels well underwater which exacerbates the problem. In preindustrial times the oceans were much quieter than they are …
‘Cetacean stranding’ is the technical term for beached whales and dolphins. They normally die because of dehydration or collapsing under their own weight and they might end up drowning when high tide covers their blowholes. There have been several theories as to the cause. If …
At the moment, we know of only one animal, other than the human-animal, which has the ability to form cross-group alliances to boost their reproductive success and that animal is the dolphin. Dolphins off the coast of Western Australia have demonstrated that humans are not …
Music helps dolphins to live in harmony according to a recent study. Researchers from the University of Padua in northern Italy used underwater speakers to play classical music to 8 bottlenose dolphins housed in a dolphinarium. There were five females and three males aged 5-49 …
