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.

Off the Pacific coast of Canada, scientists have captured something that challenges long‑held assumptions about life in the sea: killer whales and dolphins moving in sync as they pursue the same prey.

It’s not uncommon to see a dolphin with the zoomies – they’re some of the most playful ocean creatures that we know of – but “walking” on their tails at the same time? Now that’s a rare sight for ...

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Bird flu has killed 10 bottlenose dolphins in Florida's Indian River Lagoon, making it a global hotspot for the virus in ...

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