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Faces You Hear? Dolphin 'Signature Whistles' Might Be What Facial Expressions Are To Us
Bottlenose dolphins live in complex societies where each animal has a small number of closely connected individuals and a larger number of looser associates (not dissimilar to our own social networks).
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Solitary Dolphin in Baltic Sea Talks to Himself, Researchers Think it's a Sign of Loneliness
A bottlenose dolphin, known as Delle, has been observed in the Baltic Sea making thousands of vocalisations. The solitary dolphin’s sounds, including whistles and clicks, suggest it may be lonely and trying to communicate. Despite being in an area outside the usual range for these dolphins, no other dolphins were nearby. Researchers are exploring...
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Did You Know, Dolphins Are Exhaling Microplastic Fibers?
The study found the microplastic particles exhaled by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are similar in chemical composition to those identified in human lungs.
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Lonely Dolphin Terrorises Japan Beach Town With Series Of Attacks: Report
A single bottlenose dolphin, who might have been separated from its pod, is being considered responsible for a troubling series of attacks on swimmers in Tsurga, a seaside town in Fukui Prefecture in Japan.
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Like Humans, These Animals Give Each Other Names
Naming others is considered a marker of highly advanced cognition in social animals, previously observed only in humans, bottlenose dolphins and African elephants. Marmoset monkeys have now joined this exclusive club, according to a new study.
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Rare Pink Dolphin Spotted Off Louisiana, Video Goes Viral
Is is believed that Thurman Gustin spotted bottlenose dolphins, typically seen in the gray coloration, common in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Nearly 100 Whales Dead In New Zealand After Mass Stranding
About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km off New Zealand's east coast, officials said on Wednesday.
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Honey The Dolphin, Abandoned In Japanese Aquarium, Sparks Public Outcry
The plight of a lonely dolphin and dozens of penguins that have been abandoned in a derelict aquarium in Japan since the start of the year sparked protests this week, with activists and ordinary Japanese alike calling for the animals to be saved
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Faces You Hear? Dolphin 'Signature Whistles' Might Be What Facial Expressions Are To Us
Bottlenose dolphins live in complex societies where each animal has a small number of closely connected individuals and a larger number of looser associates (not dissimilar to our own social networks).
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Solitary Dolphin in Baltic Sea Talks to Himself, Researchers Think it's a Sign of Loneliness
A bottlenose dolphin, known as Delle, has been observed in the Baltic Sea making thousands of vocalisations. The solitary dolphin’s sounds, including whistles and clicks, suggest it may be lonely and trying to communicate. Despite being in an area outside the usual range for these dolphins, no other dolphins were nearby. Researchers are exploring...
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Did You Know, Dolphins Are Exhaling Microplastic Fibers?
The study found the microplastic particles exhaled by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are similar in chemical composition to those identified in human lungs.
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Lonely Dolphin Terrorises Japan Beach Town With Series Of Attacks: Report
A single bottlenose dolphin, who might have been separated from its pod, is being considered responsible for a troubling series of attacks on swimmers in Tsurga, a seaside town in Fukui Prefecture in Japan.
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Like Humans, These Animals Give Each Other Names
Naming others is considered a marker of highly advanced cognition in social animals, previously observed only in humans, bottlenose dolphins and African elephants. Marmoset monkeys have now joined this exclusive club, according to a new study.
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Rare Pink Dolphin Spotted Off Louisiana, Video Goes Viral
Is is believed that Thurman Gustin spotted bottlenose dolphins, typically seen in the gray coloration, common in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Nearly 100 Whales Dead In New Zealand After Mass Stranding
About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km off New Zealand's east coast, officials said on Wednesday.
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Honey The Dolphin, Abandoned In Japanese Aquarium, Sparks Public Outcry
The plight of a lonely dolphin and dozens of penguins that have been abandoned in a derelict aquarium in Japan since the start of the year sparked protests this week, with activists and ordinary Japanese alike calling for the animals to be saved
