Common dolphins are among the ocean's most abundant mammals, but they are living shorter lives in the North Atlantic, according to a new study published in Conservation Letters. The research team, led ...
A group of bottlenose dolphins was seen “throwing” and killing a juvenile common dolphin off the coast of Wales, video footage shows. Photo from Javier Hernandez, UnSplash A pod of bottlenose dolphins ...
"They want to interact, and I think people feel that. It's pretty joyous." ...
DNA is everywhere in the world’s oceans – not only packaged inside cells from skin, scales, mucous, feces, and blood, but also floating freely. Sequencing such ‘environmental DNA’ (eDNA) from open ...
Knowing the age of an animal reveals key information about how long it lives and when it reproduces. But figuring out the age of wild animals is not easy, especially for dolphins. Until recently, ...
A common dolphin was saved from stranding on the coast of Ireland thanks to “an incredible community response,” according to a conservation group. Photo from Colin Murphy, UnSplash A dolphin stranded ...