Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Social media loves to villainize dolphins. Here's why it's wrong.

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Social media loves to villainize dolphins. Here's why it's wrong.

Social media loves to villainize dolphins. Here's why it's wrong.

Dolphin moms use 'baby talk' with their calves

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Dolphin moms use 'baby talk' with their calves

Dolphin moms use 'baby talk' with their calves

A UK break in Falmouth, Cornwall's maritime boomtown

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A UK break in Falmouth, Cornwall's maritime boomtown

A UK break in Falmouth, Cornwall's maritime boomtown

Mystery dolphin deaths plague casino on the Las Vegas strip

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Mystery dolphin deaths plague casino on the Las Vegas strip

Mystery dolphin deaths plague casino on the Las Vegas strip

Five must-visit destinations along Mexico’s Pacific coast

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Five must-visit destinations along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Five must-visit destinations along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Dolphins can identify their friends by taste, study shows

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Weird & Wild

Dolphins can identify their friends by taste, study shows

Dolphins can identify their friends by taste, study shows

Inside the murky world of dolphin therapy

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Inside the murky world of dolphin therapy

Inside the murky world of dolphin therapy

Dolphins learn how to use tools from peers, just like great apes

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Dolphins learn how to use tools from peers, just like great apes

Dolphins learn how to use tools from peers, just like great apes

Wild dolphins have bold and shy personalities—just like us

Animals

Wild dolphins have bold and shy personalities—just like us

Wild dolphins have bold and shy personalities—just like us

See dolphins punt fish out of water to stun and eat them

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See dolphins punt fish out of water to stun and eat them

See dolphins punt fish out of water to stun and eat them

Dolphin mom adopts whale calf—a first

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Weird & Wild

Dolphin mom adopts whale calf—a first

Dolphin mom adopts whale calf—a first

Military whales and dolphins: What do they do and who uses them?

Military whales and dolphins: What do they do and who uses them?

Military whales and dolphins: What do they do and who uses them?

These fishermen-helping dolphins have their own culture

Animals

These fishermen-helping dolphins have their own culture

These fishermen-helping dolphins have their own culture

A mermaid's perfect day on Hilton Head Island

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A mermaid's perfect day on Hilton Head Island

A mermaid's perfect day on Hilton Head Island

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