A common dolphin attracted crowds after it was seen in Ipswich - but how unusual is it?

Pollution in the ocean may be doing more than causing immediate harm to dolphins; it could also be speeding up their aging. Because dolphins are often used as indicators of environmental risks that ...

While the taxonomic status of killer whale ecotypes (Orcinus orca) and common dolphin subspecies (Delphinus delphis) has long been debated, recent research suggests newly recognized subspecies ...

Knowing the age of an animal reveals key information about how long it lives and when it reproduces. But figuring out the age of wild animals is not easy, especially for dolphins. Until recently, ...

Two Chilmark Police officers pulled on waders near Abel’s Hill, a private neighborhood in Chilmark, Monday and went across the pond to reach the South Shore where a dolphin was beached. Bret Stearns, ...

In 2021 and 2023, hundreds of dolphins were stranded in shallow waters in San Antonio Bay in northern Patagonia. Some died, but many were returned safely to the sea. But what remained a mystery until ...

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 ...