Science Communication
From Intern to Ocean Advocate: An Unforgettable Summer in Hawaii
A paid job as a marine biologist can be competitive but keep your head up and keep your heart strong!
Tag: dolphins
Behavior Plastic Pollution
The Plastic Playtime Tragedy: How whales and dolphins fall victim to plastic pollution
Whales and dolphins are curious and playful animals but may not always recognise the potential risks associated with plastics
Behavior
G-day, mate! Up for some seaweed footy?
Social media and drone footage shows humpback whales in Australia, US and Canada cognitively engaged with floating kelp and seaweed.
Coastal Management
Offshore Wind Pushing Dolphins Away?
Fact or fiction: are wind turbines impacting local marine mammal populations?
Behavior
Dolphins share their meals too!
Food brings dolphins together - but is it to encourage communal hunting or to have sex?
Behavior
Are dolphins annoyed by drones?
Drones are great for studying dolphins in the ocean. But how do dolphins feel about those strange flying objects?
Behavior
Whistle While you Work (for Lunch): Dolphin Communication Techniques During Foraging
Dolphin groups, or pods, need every member working together to communicate and find food. To do this, dolphins whistle to…
Behavior
Where’s that accent from? Dolphins from different seas talk in different whistles
Dolphins talk to each other by whistling, but whistle sounds vary between seas. What causes those differences in dolphin accents?
Behavior Biology Ecology Harmful Algal Bloom
Sneeze, Cough, Chuff: Respiratory Irritation in Dolphins
We all know what it’s like to get sick and have that irritating cough that just doesn’t seem to go…
Behavior
Life of the Party: Dolphin Personalities and Social Structures
Are you more of a life of the party type person or a wallflower reserved type? Did you ever think…
Biology Ecology Evolution
Facing the music: calls from one of the worlds most endangered dolphins
The Study: Melo-Santos, G., Figueiredo Rodrigues, A.L., Tardin, R.H., de Sá Maciel, I., Marmontel, M., Da Silva, M.L., May-Collado, L.J.…
Neurobiology
Sensitive skin? Dolphins feel touch best on their faces
Hands are among the most touch-sensitive body parts for humans, but what about dolphins? Scientists studied how well dolphins feel…
Coastal Management
Protections with a bite: Are toothed whales sheltered by South African Marine Protected Areas?
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are often put into place to protect biodiversity and essential fish stocks, but toothed whales are…
Neurobiology
Are dolphins losing their minds in blooming ocean waters?
Polluted water is a great source of food for harmful algal blooms, which release even more toxins into the water.…
Hazards
Threats to Cetaceans: There’s More than Meets the Eye
Researchers spent seven years specifically studying deceased, stranded cetaceans along the coastline of the Canary Islands in Spain to figure…
Book Review
Contaminant fingerprints in fat tell all
This tell-all exposé isn’t from the Maury Show…read on to learn about the use of a nifty chemistry technique that…
Book Review
Rachel Carson had the right idea: DDT persists in unexpected ways in dolphins
Rachel Carson was right to focus her novel on the effects of DDT; DDT persists to this day in dolphins…
Physiology
Sound waves: dolphins in a noisy ocean
As human influence in Earth’s oceans increases, so does the background noise. How might dolphins cope with changes in environmental…