Wild dolphins are known for their complex social lives, but new research shows those social networks can be influenced by ...

Male bottlenose dolphins that form friendships age more slowly than loners, new research shows. Dolphins are social creatures that, like all of us, get old. Signs of aging in dolphins include less ...

For over 140 years, traditional fishers in Laguna, Brazil, have hunted for fish as they work together with local Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins. In a rare case of mutualism between humans and wild ...

Dolphins are far more intelligent than most people realize. This video explores how these marine mammals use teamwork, tools, ...

Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology. But it wasn’t until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication began.

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Laela Sayigh is a Senior Research Specialist on Cetacean ...