How big they are: From 5 to 32 feet (1.5 to 10 meters) long, depending on the species Dolphins live in almost every ocean, except most tend to avoid the cold waters in the Arctic and around Antarctica ...

Scientists say dolphins and orcas have teamed up to hunt salmon off British Columbia. It’s the first time such behavior has ...

Biologists discovered killer whales and dolphins working together to hunt salmon, a behavior never before documented in this ...

Off the coast of British Columbia, dolphins lead killer whales to salmon and earn their share of lunch, a new study reveals.

Using tools borrowed from human medical research, we found that male dolphins with stronger social bonds appear biologically ...

Research shows male dolphins with strong friendships age more slowly. Social bonds reduce stress and protect health at the ...

A study from the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies found that roughly 700 dolphins are permanent residents of the ...

Male bottlenose dolphins with strong friendships age more slowly compared to their more solitary peers, according to a new ...

Scientists have discovered that juvenile bottlenose dolphins have specialized receptors for detecting the fatty acids in their mother's milk. These findings, published in the journal Marine Mammal ...

Preface -- What is a marine mammal? -- Main groups of marine mammals -- Modern taxonomy of marine mammals -- How to look for marine mammals -- Natural history of marine mammals -- Conservation -- How ...

Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, which separates the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia's southern ...