In our new research, we linked DNA markers with known tooth ages of dead dolphins to build the first molecular “epigenetic ...

An acrobatic, wild dolphin. The feeling appears to be mutual — he so far refuses to leave — but proximity to humans has put ...

A new law in Mexico bans holding dolphins in captivity. Find out why, and whether other countries will follow suit.

Dolphins and humans share many emotional and intellectual qualities. Their breathtaking capacity for intelligence and ...

Even buried in the ocean floor, fish may not stand a chance against a hungry bottlenose dolphin. Dolphins have keen vision, an exceptional sense of hearing—and they can sense electric fields emitted ...

A baby dolphin died at the Indianapolis Zoo just three days after being born. A zoo spokesperson told PEOPLE that ‘every ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – In the course of a month, four Gulf World dolphins went to Clearwater Marine Aquarium, four went to Marineland in St. Augustine, and three went to Dolphin Connection in Duck ...

We already knew that bottlenose dolphins can follow "recipes" in preparing mollusks, help other species in distress, and possibly do math. So it may come as no surprise that the marine mammals also ...

It’s a fascinating question that intrigues millions of pet owners, animal lovers, veterinarians and scientists all over the world: Just how smart are animals? Scientists once believed a brain with ...

"Every effort was made to intervene and improve the dolphin’s chances of survival, but unfortunately, he did not make it," ...

Bottlenose dolphins’ signature whistles just passed an important test in animal psychology. A new study by my colleagues and me have shown that these animals may use their whistles as name-like ...