This story appears in the June 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The dolphins are swimming through the trees. Bending sinuous bodies, they glide through branches and curl like snakes ...

This gregarious cetacean isn’t born with those beauty marks, however. Calves start out gray, like other dolphins. After about three years, they begin to develop speckles. After a few more years ...

Social media loves to villainize dolphins. Here's why it's wrong. Social media loves to villainize dolphins. Here's why it's wrong.

This story appears in the May 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. Head trainer Teri Turner Bolton looks out at two young adult male dolphins, Hector and Han, whose beaks, or rostra ...

These adult male dolphins pee in the air. We have questions. These adult male dolphins pee in the air. We have questions. Read There's mercury in the Amazon. This scientist is tracking it down.

National Geographic photographer and explorer Brian ... belt because I've learned over years of photographing things like dolphins that I want to be a little bit heavy so I can get just below ...

America’s sunshine state is a natural playground, with wildlife sanctuaries and conservation-led attractions aimed at families.

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Shortly after scientists discovered the species in 1950, they realized it was in trouble. Vaquitas were regularly ...