MILAN – Venice has been charmed by a recent visitor: An acrobatic, wild dolphin. The feeling appears to be mutual — he so far refuses to leave — but proximity to humans has put him in danger.

The natural world is filled with creatures that possess abilities so extraordinary they blur the line between reality and ...

Not all dolphins live in the oceans. Some can be found swimming in major rivers, especially in South America and Asia. The Bolivian river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis), one of the few such ...

Dolphins washing up on Florida’s shores may be victims of the same kind of brain degeneration seen in humans with Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers discovered that cyanobacterial toxins—worsened by ...

Dolphins have long fascinated humans with their playful nature and remarkable intelligence. As one of the most beloved creatures in the ocean, these marine mammals exhibit a range of behaviors and ...

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, ...

In the vast blue expanses of our planet’s oceans, dolphins have captivated human imagination for millennia with their intelligence, playful nature, and extraordinary capabilities. While modern science ...

Researchers analyzed nearly 200 whale-dolphin interactions, and conclude: They sure do seem friendly. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) like the ones pictured here with bottlenose dolphins ...

Dolphins and whales are known for their antics in the ocean. From whales wearing salmon hats or using kelp to massage one another to dolphins wearing sea snail casings or even throwing seagrass blades ...

Back in early June, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) helped rescue four dolphins from Gulf World Marine Park. These poor creatures were essentially left for dead, according ...

In a major win for animal rights activists, Mexico's government passed a landmark bill to ban dolphin shows and the use of other marine animals in entertainment. The legislation had the backing of ...

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 ...