Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A long‑term study in Sarasota, Fla., details how bottlenose dolphins are social creatures that use whistles and clicks to ...

Dolphins have long fascinated scientists and animal lovers alike, not just for their intelligence, but for the many ways they seem to mirror human behaviour. They form deep friendships, play for fun, ...

Why do dolphins end up stranded? In a new study, scientists have found evidence to suggest that some may be suffering from an Alzheimer’s-like disease, causing them to become disoriented much like ...

Young dolphins, within the first few months of life, display their creativity by creating a unique sound. These bleats, chirps and squeaks amount to a novel possession in the animal kingdom — a label ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bottlenose dolphins are social creatures that use whistles and clicks to communicate with each other. Human fascination with ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. But it wasn’t until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication began.