Ancient genes vital for dolphin survival
Ancient genes that predate the last Ice Age may be the key to survival, at least if you are a dolphin, according to new research.
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Endangered dolphins are different species, find scientists
A scientific study, led by St Andrews, recognised the endangered Indus and Ganges river dolphins as separate species.
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.
Echolocation is cheap
A new international study reveals how whales have evolved to live in the world’s deepest oceans.
Unique seal secret revealed
The secret of how seals are able to spend 90 per cent of their lives at sea holding their breath has been revealed.
Orca populations threatened
Chemical pollutants in our seas could lead to the disappearance of half of the world’s killer whales in just decades.