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Dolphins May Remember Personal Experiences
Dolphins May Remember Personal Experiences
Bottlenose dolphins can recall trivial details of a prior event to later solve a novel task, a study finds, suggesting these mammals are capable of episodic memory.
Bottlenose dolphins can recall trivial details of a prior event to later solve a novel task, a study finds, suggesting these mammals are capable of episodic memory.
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Study Suggests Dolphins Use Coral Mucus as Medicine
Dan Robitzski | May 19, 2022 | 4 min read
Researchers observe that dolphins in a pod in the Red Sea regularly rub against certain corals and sponges, perhaps to sooth their skin by prompting the invertebrates to release mucus that contains antimicrobial compounds.
Bottlenose Dolphin Adopts Whale Calf of Another Species
Jef Akst | Nov 1, 2019 | 5 min read
Interspecies adoptions are rare, but it’s not the first time this population of dolphins in French Polynesia has attempted it.
The Mirror Test Peers Into the Workings of Animal Minds
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 21, 2019 | 5 min read
Nearly 50 years after its development, only a handful of creatures have passed the self-awareness exam. A new attempt with fish highlights a debate over the test’s use and meaning.
How One Wild Dolphin’s Trick Became a Fad
Ashley Yeager | Dec 1, 2018 | 4 min read
After release from rehab, bottlenose Billie started walking on water with her tail. Studying how the behavior spread could offer clues about how animals learn from each other.
Behavior Brief
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | May 28, 2014 | 4 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Fluke Forces
Dan Cossins | Apr 1, 2014 | 4 min read
Dolphins prove that they rely on muscle power, rather than a trick of fluid dynamics, to race through water at high speeds.
Tail Flick
Dan Cossins | Mar 31, 2014 | 1 min read
Observe a dolphin flipping its fluke through a bubble curtain in experiments used to determine the force of its muscles.
Behavior Brief
Tracy Vence | Jan 16, 2014 | 3 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Virus Blamed for Dolphin Deaths
Kate Yandell | Aug 29, 2013 | 2 min read
Since July, hundreds of the marine mammals have washed up on mid-Atlantic beaches.
Dolphins by Name
Sabrina Richards | Jul 23, 2013 | 3 min read
Bottlenose dolphins can recognize and respond to their own “signature whistles,” strengthening the evidence that these whistles function like names.