Stunning moment a pod of dolphins swims and plays alongside fishermen’s boat off the South Coast Ashton Keiditsch and John Davenport spotted the dolphins near Portsmouth The fishermen slowed down their 32ft motor boat to take incredible footage A pod of dolphins came up to the front of the boat and swam on their sides … Read more
Dolphins can pick up new hunting skills from non-family members just like great apes — and don’t always need mum to teach them the ropes, a study has found. Biologists watched dolphins off of the Australian coast pick up a hunting technique — involving shaking hidden prey out of discarded shells — by mimicking each other. … Read more
Lifelike animatronic dolphin pitched as replacement in Chinese aquariums after the country’s recent ban on wildlife trade Special effects designers have created an animatronic dolphin for aquariums The remote-controlled robot is shockingly lifelike but costs $40-$60million They’re being pitched to aquariums in China where wildlife trade is now banned By Michael Thomsen For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more
Astonishing moment a pod of friendly dolphins swim alongside a jet skier in the sea off Brighton Nicholas Coleman, 31, filmed the pod of dolphins a mile from the Brighton coast Two young dolphins and two adults played beside his jet ski as he rode along First time he has seen dolphins off the south … Read more
Astonishing moment a pod of friendly dolphins swim alongside a jet skier off the coast of Shoreham Nicholas Coleman, 31, filmed the pod of dolphins a mile from the Brighton coast Two young dolphins and two adults played beside his jet ski as he rode along First time he has seen dolphins off the South … Read more
Magical footage shows a pod of dolphins ‘glowing’ as they swim through bioluminescent algae off the coast of California Photographer Patrick Coyne took the film off of the coast of southern California The ‘magical’ light show is caused by the dolphins disturbing tiny dinoflagellates These single-celled organisms release chemicals when disturbed that glow blue By Ian Randall For … Read more
Deadly prehistoric crocodiles mimicked the anatomy of dolphins and whales to dominate Jurassic seas 170 million years ago, new research shows. Scottish researchers say the extinct crocs, called thalattosuchians, evolved from their land-roaming ancestors to become fast swimming predators. The 33-foot-long creatures adapted their limbs into flippers, streamlined their bodies and formed whale-like fluked tails … Read more