BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS IN Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to ...

New research highlights how extensive plastic pollution is—and how nonhuman species, including dolphins, are exposed.

But researchers in Europe have now put forward evidence that suggests captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are ...

Studies have also shown that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) can recognize themselves in a mirror and may be capable of metacognition. Like dogs, dolphins can learn commands from humans.

So Palagi and colleagues recorded nearly 900 play sessions among 22 captive bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), filming nearly 1,300 “smiles” from 17 animals. The researchers filmed ...

New research shows that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) use the 'open mouth' facial expression -- analogous to a smile -- to communicate during social play. The dolphins almost always use ...

Read about different competitive relationships on the reef. The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and other toothed whales are solitary predators who remotely detect prey by echolocation.

Dolphins seem to make open-mouthed facial expressions most often while they are visible to a playmate, suggesting such displays may be similar to human smiles. While we often perceive these as a ...

The Ace Ventura costume is good by itself, but pairing it up with a dolphin costume — or tursiops truncatus — is makes this one a winner. “What do you know? They’re little footballs.” ...

As another series of The Unbelievable Truth ends, a game show in which panellists try and smuggle astonishing hidden facts about a given subject past their opponents, we take a look at some of the ...

Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and Barataria Bay in Louisiana are exhaling microplastic fibers, according to ...

Tiny plastic pieces have spread all over the planet – on land, in the air and even in clouds. An estimated 170 trillion bits ...