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.

Underwater, a dolphin's day unfolds through feeding, training, and bursts of play - and now, scientists have discovered that those shifts leave a clear signature in sound. According to a new study in ...

Wild dolphins were captured on film putting sea sponges over their snouts, using them as tools to hunt along the seafloor.

Toothed whales use sound to find their way around, detect objects and catch fish. They can investigate their environment by making clicking sounds, and then decoding the “echoic return signal” created ...

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