Skip to content
oceanbites

oceanbites

Ocean science for everyone!

  • About oceanbites
    • Style Guide
  • Our authors
  • Oceanbites Out Loud
  • Write for oceanbites!
  • Other science bites sites

Tag: dolphins

Dolphins share their meals too!
Behavior

Dolphins share their meals too!

Food brings dolphins together - but is it to encourage communal hunting or to have sex?
November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Are dolphins annoyed by drones?
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?
September 16, 2021September 30, 2021 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Whistle While you Work (for Lunch): Dolphin Communication Techniques During Foraging
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…
December 21, 2020December 20, 2020 Francesca Giammona
Where’s that accent from? Dolphins from different seas talk in different whistles
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?
September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Sneeze, Cough, Chuff: Respiratory Irritation in Dolphins
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…
July 30, 2020 Cierra Braga
Life of the Party: Dolphin Personalities and Social Structures
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…
July 29, 2020October 20, 2020 Elena Gadoutsis
Facing the music: calls from one of the worlds most endangered dolphins
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.…
May 24, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Sensitive skin? Dolphins feel touch best on their faces
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…
April 9, 2020 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Protections with a bite: Are toothed whales sheltered by South African Marine Protected Areas?
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…
February 3, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
Are dolphins losing their minds in blooming ocean waters?
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.…
August 16, 2019August 19, 2019 Anastasia Yandulskaya
Threats to Cetaceans: There’s More than Meets the Eye
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…
October 22, 2018November 19, 2018 Rishya Narayanan
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…
January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Anna Robuck
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…
October 21, 2016 Anna Robuck
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…
September 18, 2015October 15, 2015 Brittney G. Borowiec

Search oceanbites

WordPress Theme: BlogGrid by TwoPoints.