Swimming with captive dolphins is definitely a no-no, but ‘swim with’ trips with wild animals are a more complex issue, says James Fair ...

Picture a dolphin diving toward the seafloor with something odd on its nose. It is not a shell or a fish. It is a sea sponge.

Dolphins also have a habit of flinging octopuses. This has a practical benefit of killing the octopus before the dolphin tries to eat it, thus avoiding the danger of being choked by hundreds of ...

Conservation and science meet style with a side of tech when it comes to conducting research on whales and dolphins through a collaboration between FIU and a private company. Fahlo’s co-founders, ...

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BLUFFTON, S.C. (WLS) -- A dolphin named Lucky is once again swimming free, thanks to several people who came to her rescue in South Carolina. The firefighters, marine mammal experts, and local ...

Like us humans, many animals rely on social interactions to survive and thrive. As a result, effective communication between individuals is essential. Highly social animals often have more complex ...

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