Dolphins are familiar coastal creatures in Beaufort County and seeing the distinctive gray dorsal fins pierce the surface of a local river or creek is not unusual. But a peculiar and spectacular ...

Wild dolphins use sea sponges as tools to hunt safely, revealing how animal culture survives despite hidden sensory costs.

Dolphins exhibit one of the most sophisticated forms of animal communication, employing a diverse vocal repertoire that includes frequency‐modulated whistles, burst-pulses, and other signal types.

A new study has investigated hundreds of videos and images taken by the public, tourism operators and scientists to better understand a rarely studied behavior among whales and dolphins—do they ...

Dolphins are known for what appear to be big, contagious smiles. But do they actually, well, smile? The answer, according to a new study of dolphin play, is a resounding “maybe.” Dolphins use their ...

Bottlenose dolphins are one of the most recognizable sea mammals for those who visit the ocean. But everyday beachgoers don’t typically know why dolphins act the way they do, or what they’re like in ...

One dolphin swam past, her nose oddly enlarged. On a closer look, the bulb was a marine sponge — wedged tightly onto her beak like a soft, fleshy glove. She was not playing. She was hunting. Off the ...

Stories about dolphins move fast. Someone spots a shark, dolphins show up, and the moment quickly becomes something bigger than it was. Friends repeat it. Strangers add their own details. Before long, ...