Posts Tagged ‘Bottlenose dolphin’
New research shows bottlenose dolphins turn to the right
New research has revealed that dolphins have a dominant right-hand side. They are joining a group of other mammals that show this preference, including humpback and gray whales, humans and gorillas. The research shows that bottlenose dolphins appear to have an even stronger right-side bias than humans, discovered through crater feeding observations. Crater feeding is…
Read MoreAnother dolphin dies at Dolphinaris Arizona
Another dolphin has died at Dolphinaris Arizona, the fourth death in less than two years at the controversial marine park. Just one month after the loss of Khloe, a young female bottlenose dolphin, the park announced the death of Kai, a 22-year-old male. According to Dolphinaris, Kai started showing signs of illness two weeks ago,…
Read MoreA round up of the sightings from the Scottish Dolphin Centre so far!
Well what a season it has been so far! Firstly I would like to reintroduce myself, I am Aimee and I was last year’s residential guide and events volunteer and I am extremely happy to have returned for a second season as a staff member this time round, Scottish Dolphin Centre Guide. I did say…
Read MoreGuest review of a new book on culture in whales and dolphins
I have pleasure in introducing another guest blog by Icelander and WDC friend, Kris Hjalmarsson, who reviews a brand new book exploring ‘culture’ in whales and dolphins. As a frequent visitor to the WDC website, I feel fortunate that I have been given this opportunity to post my review of a recently-released book, The Cultural…
Read MoreArrest made after dolphin is killed by an arrow
According to reports from law enforcement agencies in the US, a young person has admitted to shooting a bottlenose dolphin with a hunting arrow in the waters around Florida. A written confession has been taken and a bow seized. The dolphin was found dead more than a week after being shot in Orange Beach and…
Read MoreWDC offers reward after pregnant dolphin is shot dead
WDC is offering a $2500 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of a protected bottlenose dolphin in the seas around Florida, USA. US law enforcement authorities are looking into the incident after the pregnant dolphin was discovered on Miramar Beach in the panhandle area of…
Read MoreBottlenose and more Risso’s dolphins killed in recent drive hunts in Japan
The first bottlenose dolphins to be driven into the killing cove this season met an all-too-familiar tragic fate over this past weekend in Taiji, Japan. A pod of 20-25 individuals were driven and held over the course of several days before a reported 11 were slaughtered, and five were taken alive into captivity. The remaining…
Read MoreRecent sightings at Spey Bay
Things are definitely changing around Spey Bay and it is almost starting to feel and look the way it did when we arrived back in February. The vibrant colours of spring and summer are long gone, replaced with a gentler and softer atmosphere. The estuary is full of gulls; herring, greater black-backed, common and black-headed.…
Read MoreOn My ’Summer Holidays’
Hi Folks, Well, that’s my main dolphin season over for another year so it’s time for a wee break but don’t worry – I’ll be back soon and I’ll tell you if I was able to see any other nice wildlife. Mind you – I am spoiled where I am – very few things equal…
Read MoreWild dolphin crossbreeding in UK revealed by WDC
Shrinking dolphin populations in UK waters may be causing one species to mate with another according to WDC research. WDC has recently released the first documented proof of hybridisation between wild dolphins in UK waters, where one species mates with a completely different species. In a recently published scientific paper scientific paper ,…
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