Dolphins enjoy one of the friendliest reputations in the animal world. Movies, aquariums, and viral clips often show them swimming beside boats or helping people in the water. Their intelligence and ...

All you need to know about the amazing Amazon River Dolphin from the experts at Whale and Dolphin Conservation ...

Dolphins live in almost every ocean, except most tend to avoid the cold waters in the Arctic and around Antarctica. Some also live in rivers, including the Amazon River in South America and the Ganges ...

World Dolphin Day, observed every year on September 12, holds deep significance in today’s world. It was initiated by Sea Shepherd to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic killing of 1,428 ...

From the mighty orca to the enigmatic Risso’s dolphin, these individuals remind us that the dolphin family is far more ...

At first glance, dolphins, sharks, and whales all cut similar figures as they glide through the ocean: sleek fins, smooth ...

For more than 40 years, researchers in Shark Bay, Western Australia, have been watching the lives of a very unusual group of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). The male dolphins in ...

Knowing the age of an animal reveals key information about how long it lives and when it reproduces. Until recently, researchers had to slice the teeth of dead dolphins and count growth layers, much ...

PUERTO NARINO, Colombia — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river ...

Killer whales and dolphins have been working together to hunt salmon in the northern Pacific Ocean, an unexpected finding that further reveals the complex social lives of marine mammals. Video cameras ...