Dolphin

Israel Nature and Parks Authority seeks public help after dolphin washes ashore in Tel Aviv

The INPA requested assistance locating the dolphin due to concern that it may be injured and in need of assistance.

Dolphin swimming in the Red Sea in Eilat, southern Israel, February 19, 2021.
People wade through a flooded street after Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to Shanghai, China, August 10, 2026.

Typhoon Dolphin causes severe flooding in Shanghai, grounds hundreds of flights across east China

A bottlenose dolphin responding to its trainer's hand gestures.

Does the US Navy have trained kamikaze dolphins operating in the Strait of Hormuz? - explainer

Whale fossils in the Ocucaje desert, Peru.

Peruvian team finds 12-million-year-old near-perfect dolphin ancestor


Scientists found a 3.5-meter dolphin fossil in a desert that was once an ancient ocean

The fossil, discovered in July, measures three and a half meters and will undergo exhaustive analysis before public display.

Whale fossils in the Ocucaje desert, Peru.

Dolphins aren't just hitching rides - some humpbacks play back

in 80% of encounters dolphins swam near whales' heads, often bow riding; whale-mounted cameras captured bottlenose dolphins following to the seafloor.

A Humback Whale surrounded by dolphins.

'Cruel and unnecessary': Florida charter captain jailed for poisoning, shooting dolphins

"This sentence demonstrates our commitment to enforcing the rule of law. It should deter others from engaging in such conduct," said Acting Assistant Attorney-General Adam Gustafson.

 The dolphin being studied is of the Stenella frontalis species. Complex communication signals

Google tries to speak dolphin: New artificial intelligence may enable conversation with the marine

Google unveiled DolphinGemma, a unique AI model aiming to understand and mimic dolphin communication. It has already managed to generate dolphin-like acoustic sequences.

 The dolphin being studied is of the Stenella frontalis species. Complex communication signals

Google announces new AI aimed at communicating with dolphins

The system, called DolphinGemma, has already managed to generate dolphin-like acoustic sequences and is based on data collected over four decades in the wild.

Stenella frontalis.

WATCH: Rare pod of false killer whales spotted near Herzliya

False killer whales - which are in fact a dolphin - are typically deep-sea dwellers, and are one of the rarest marine mammals in the region.

False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens, Papua New Guinea, Pacific ocean

Dolphins sighted 2.5 miles off coast of Rishon Lezion

The sighting comes amidst reports of a declining apex predator population in the Mediterranean region.

Dolphins spotted miles off from Rishon Lezion's coast.

Researchers shocked by male Amazon dolphins' aerial urination ritual

Scientists suggest that the bristles on the dolphins' snouts help them 'decode' messages in other dolphins' urine.

 Researchers shocked by male Amazon dolphins' aerial urination ritual.

Rare 'super pod' of over 1,500 Risso's dolphins spotted off California coast

Over 1,500 Risso's dolphins formed a rare super pod off Carmel Bay, California, stunning marine biologists as they stretched for miles, leaping and gliding.

 Rare 'super pod' of over 1,500 Risso's dolphins spotted off California coast.

Opioids, muscle relaxant, a tranquilizer: what researchers found in dolphin blubbers

"Pharmaceuticals have become emerging micropollutants and are a growing global concern."

 What’s to be expected in a dolphin blubber?