Dolphin senses
St Andrews researchers have found that dolphins have a unique sense of taste that allows them to identify family and friends.
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Regionally extinct dolphin has been found.
A dolphin species considered regionally extinct in the Adriatic has been spotted repeatedly off the Italian and Slovenian coast.
Whales use sonic flashlights
A new study reveals that whales, dolphins and porpoises use narrow beams of high intensity sound to echolocate prey.
Dolphins learn from each other
A new study, by Whale and Dolphin Conservation and the universities of St Andrews and Exeter, reveals dolphins learn tricks from each other.
New study: 1.5 million whales, dolphins and porpoises in European Atlantic
“Stable trend” in numbers found over 22 year study
Dolphin population
New international study highlights ongoing damage to marine mammals
Dolphins respond to individual names
Bottlenose dolphins use signature whistles to address one another
The old grey whistle test
How dolphins keep it in the family.
Royal showcase for sea mammal research
University of St Andrews scientists have been chosen to showcase their research at a Buckingham Palace 'Science Day'.
Dolphins whistle their ‘names’
PICTURE CREDIT: Dr Vincent Janik.