The kelp forests of Scotland enchant snorkelers and divers with their beauty.

In the other 66.84% of cases the receiver did not smile back and the initiating dolphin didn’t bite its playmate. This suggests that the behaviour may have evolved from a bite-prevention strategy into ...

New research reveals an endearing habit amongst bottlenose dolphins that crops up during ... [+] playtime—one that we humans display too. Here’s what the study found. Dolphins are beloved ...

In our research, we uncovered the presence of a distinct facial display, the open mouth, in bottlenose dolphins. This expression is most commonly observed during playful interactions with other ...

Their play is also social. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), which live in temperate and tropical waters worldwide, including the African coasts, play with other dolphins in the first weeks of ...

A study out of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has found traces of pharmaceuticals — including opioids, muscle relaxants, and sedatives — in the blubber of common bottlenose dolphins in ...

As 2024 draws to an end, we can now look back on some of the weird and wonderful animal sightings throughout Southampton and Hampshire this year. While the region is known for its animal ...

A visit here could even include spotting the region’s bottlenose and common dolphins who occasionally visit the calming waters around the Isle of Arran. There’s a host of things to do and see ...

That's what several researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are peeling back the layers after finding traces of the drug in bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico.While conducting a ...

The effects of the opioid epidemic may not be limited to humans, with dolphins found to have fentanyl in their systems. A large proportion of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico were found ...