What a coincidence - October 24th is both World River Dolphin Day and World Fish Migration Day! Today, like every year, we celebrate the world's five remaining species of river dolphins, writes Daphne ...

Q. I grew up (many years ago) on the Gulf Coast near Biloxi and was always excited when we saw porpoises in the water off the beach. Someone corrected me recently (rather rudely, I might add) and said ...

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For generations, bottlenose dolphins have cooperated with artisanal net-casting fishers in Laguna, Brazil, to catch migratory fish called mullet. The dolphins herd groups of fish toward shore, where ...

WWF conservation experts were jubilant when they spotted a mother dolphin with her newly born baby in Kampi pool on the banks of the Mekong River in June 2016. The pool, located around 15 km north of ...

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Some bottlenose dolphins have learned to use tools to help them catch fish, a clever technique that may be passed on from mother to calf. Scientists in Australia observed dolphins chasing fish into ...

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Q. I grew up (many years ago) on the Gulf Coast near Biloxi and was always excited when we saw porpoises in the water off the beach. Someone corrected me recently (rather rudely, I might add) and said ...