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It was not until the late 1990s that the anatomy of the human clitoris was accurately described by Australia’s first female urologist. And now research in animals is starting to catch up.
Dolphin pairs had to learn to push buttons at the same time to get a reward. So what happened when one dolphin figured that out, while the other still had to learn?
Researchers have discovered male bottlenose dolphins can retain individual vocal labels – or “names” – to help them recognise each other in their social network, much like humans.
Complex behaviour such as regional accents and cultural food preferences in whales and dolphins seems to be linked to brain size.
It’s not easy to tackle a live octopus - so many arms, all those suckers! But some bottlenose dolphins have found a way to defuse and eat these eight-armed sea creatures.
Dolphin-watching tourism has pros and cons — so what should you think about next time you head out?
Globally, a quarter of whale and dolphin species are endangered. Though South African dolphin populations are generally in good heath, the humpback dolphin is cause for concern.
Noise pollution, whether on land or under water, can affect animals in interesting – and not always positive – ways.
These unusual and endangered creatures now face a new threat.
The Burrunan dolphin, Tursiops australis, has only recently been discovered but is already under threat due to its small and isolated populations. Our team of researchers from the Australian Marine Mammal…
Bottlenose dolphins who use sponges as tools experience changes to their genetic make-up as a result, research shows. Researchers…
A series of juvenile dolphin deaths have been confirmed to be the result of a not previously reported virus. Researchers…
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Senior Lecturer and Branco Weiss Fellow, University of Bristol
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PhD Student, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
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Conservation geneticist and dolphin researcher, Monash University
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