One dolphin swam past, her nose oddly enlarged. On a closer look, the bulb was a marine sponge — wedged tightly onto her beak ...

Footage taken off the coast of Norway reveals that orcas team up to maximize their prey, according to a new study ...

According to a study, this technique is quite challenging because hunting while carrying a sponge on the face interferes with ...

Dolphins off the coast of Australia are swimming around with sponges on their noses. But unlike the orcas who wear salmon on ...

Some dolphins in Australia use sponges on their noses to hunt fish, a skill passed down through generations, according to new ...

DOI: PLoS ONE, 2022. 10.1371/journal.pone.0265382 (About DOIs). Dolphin Z catching sea snakes in the Pacific Ocean with head jerks and a victory squeal. Credit: Ridgway et al., 2022 ...

The team’s research detailing the dolphin’s hunting and eating methods is published in PLOS One. Cameras attached to the dolphins with harnesses recorded video and audio over a six-month period.

The delicate art of sponge hunting is unique to a small amount of dolphins and passed down generations, but takes many years to learn. | ITV National News ...

Study co-author Dianna Samuelson Dibble, a foundation biologist, said the video and audio give scientists unique insight into the hunting behavior of bottlenose dolphins. Although the dolphins in ...

This allows the dolphins to protect their noses while stirring up sand on the rocky seabed, helping them to uncover fish ...

A dolphin does a flip in Taiji, southwestern Japan, where visitors can play with the animals. The Japanese village defends its practice of hunting dolphins as a part of its tradition.

TAIJI, Japan — Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove” have high mercury levels, likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat ...