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One dolphin swam past, her nose oddly enlarged. On a closer look, the bulb was a marine sponge — wedged tightly onto her beak ...
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.
A dolphin and shark have been spotted hunting together close to a beach in South Carolina. A picture taken by the nonprofit Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network shows both creatures' dorsal fins ...
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 ...
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.
Dolphins off the coast of Australia are swimming around with sponges on their noses. But unlike the orcas who wear salmon on ...
For killer whales on the hunt for herring, two is better than one. A study published last week in the journal Current Biology ...
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 ...
Summer is the best time to witness our rich marine wildlife. As the Wildlife Trusts kick off its National Marine Week, we ...
“During its hunting maneuver, the orca generated a staggering 727,087.87 Joules of energy, comparable to the force of over 450 professional boxer’s punches or a compact car moving at 60 km/h ...
“The buzzing and squealing was almost constant until after the fish was swallowed,” she said. Dolphin hunting (Ridgway et al., 2022, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 ) ...