One dolphin swam past, her nose oddly enlarged. On a closer look, the bulb was a marine sponge — wedged tightly onto her beak like a soft, fleshy glove. She was not playing. She was hunting. Off the ...

When you are alone, especially for long periods of time, do you talk to yourself? If so, you’re in interesting company because a male Atlantic bottlenose dolphin who has been living alone in the ...

A solitary dolphin in the Baltic Sea has been recorded talking to himself, leading researchers to wonder whether he's lonely and calling out for friends. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

A minke whale that had been swimming in the Long Beach Harbor died from domoic acid poisoning, tests show. The poisoning is associated with the toxic algae bloom that has sickened and killed other sea ...