Dolphins are one of the most social mammals. They are highly intelligent as well, utilizing their communication skills to both cooperatively hunt and learn what is socially acceptable within a pod.

Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology. But it wasn’t until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication began.

According to new research published in Frontiers in Marine Science, dolphins may be changing how they talk to each other. This study, led by researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, found ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But it wasn’t until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Laela Sayigh is a Senior Research Specialist on Cetacean ...