Adding to the acoustic melee, a paper recently published in PeerJ found that dolphins may be eavesdropping on fishes that make sound, such as drums (Sciaenidae) that croak by vibrating their swim ...

Fishers in Brazil partner with Lahille's bottlenose dolphins to catch mullet more efficiently. Dolphins herd fish and signal when to cast nets, benefiting both species. Collaborative fishing boosts ...

For dolphins, the ocean is a world of sound. Their whistles carry social information, helping them communicate and stay connected, while echolocation—rapid-fire clicks—functions like underwater sonar, ...

For generations, bottlenose dolphins have cooperated with artisanal net-casting fishers in Laguna, Brazil, to catch migratory fish called mullet. The dolphins herd groups of fish toward shore, where ...

Wild dolphins are known for their complex social lives, but new research shows those social networks can be influenced by human activity. A new study published in Animal Behaviour found that ...

From spears and the invention of the wheel to smartphones and robots, human societies have been building and using tools from the beginning. Human tool use has helped conquer new environments, ...

Dolphins' social lives are being reshaped by human activity, reveals new research. The study of bottlenose dolphins off the coast of Florida shows human-linked foraging influences how the aquatic ...

Bottlenose dolphins usually live in small to medium-sized groups in coastal and open-sea waters, but every once in a while, a dolphin might leave its pod behind, flock to coastal areas and approach ...

Hawai‘i's beloved spinner dolphins, known as Naiʻa, are a major tourist draw. But a new study shows that we may be loving the ...