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An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is being treated for dehydration and pneumonia after it was found stranded following Tropical Storm Ida's brush with the Alabama coast.
Viewers expressed mixed reactions Wednesday to "The Cove," a covertly filmed movie about a Japanese dolphin-hunting village that was shown to the Japanese public for the first time at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
The director of an award-winning documentary about Japan's dolphin slaughter said Friday that he plans to attend the screening of "The Cove" at the Tokyo film festival even though he could be arrested.
The Tokyo International Film Festival will show "The Cove," a documentary that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. But the decision was so last-minute the movie didn't make it into the official press package.
An Atlantic bottlenose dolphin was attacked by sharks and had to be euthanized just hours after he was released into the Gulf of Mexico off of western Florida.
Ten-year-old McKenna McGough said it was a friendship with a dolphin that finally made her realize she shouldn't be embarrassed to wear her hearing aids. On a trip two years ago to Clearwater, Fla., McKenna met Winter the dolphin, who had lost her tail in an accident involving a crab trap.
What's pink, has red eyes and leaps around a Louisiana shipping channel long enough for you to believe your eyes? A rare albino bottlenose dolphin. Bottlenose dolphins are common in the lower Calcasieu Ship Channel, feeding in the deep water and riding on top of boats' waves. And when the pink one jumps amid four dark gray dolphins, it's easy to spot.
Dolphins have a kick that would make Michael Phelps jealous — 212 pounds worth.
A woman is recovering in Florida after a dolphin hit her when it leaped aboard the boat she was in.
Watching for the first breath seemed like forever, but after a normal, tail-first delivery, a healthy female dolphin was born at the National Aquarium in Baltimore — taking its first breath after only five seconds of life.
A sea of potential is lurking just beneath the waves. In a sinuous rubber tube dubbed the Anaconda and in the unusual features of dolphin flukes and humpback whale fins, scientists are looking to the ocean and its inhabitants for a little alternative energy inspiration.
MGM Mirage officials are investigating the death of a dolphin at an aquatic habitat at The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip.
A dolphin died over the weekend at a SeaWorld sister park after colliding with another dolphin during a guest interaction program.
The deaths of 22 dolphins in trawler nets prompted fresh calls Wednesday for the New Zealand government to ban two types of fishing nets from the habitats of two critically endangered species of dolphin.
Most days, Moko the bottlenosed dolphin swims playfully with humans at a New Zealand beach. But this week, it seems, Moko found his mojo. Witnesses described Wednesday how they saw the dolphin swim up to two stranded whales and guide them to safety.
Every autumn and winter, hunters from this craggy Japanese fishing village corral thousands of dolphins into a tiny, isolated cove and kill them for meat and fertilizer, turning the water red with their blood.
Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a military base in Washington state, the Navy said Monday. In a notice published in this week's Federal Register, the Navy said it needs to bolster security at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, on the Puget Sound close to Seattle.
A dolphin's toy that resembled a bomb scared spectators Wednesday and prompted officials at a marine park to call 911. A dolphin playing in a tank at Theater of the Sea surfaced with several items, including one that looked like a homemade bomb.
The death toll of dolphins trapped in a shallow cove has risen to nine, and only three weak and hungry members of the group were believed to be alive after a weeklong rescue effort, officials said Friday.
A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat.
Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land.
The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved.
Scientists tried to discover Saturday why hundreds of dolphins washed up dead on a beach popular with tourists on the northern coast of Zanzibar.
By dropping one letter, the Miami Dolphins' and Florida Marlins' home stadium got a new name.
Why Dolphins Are Deep ThinkersAt the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Mississippi, Kelly the dolphin has built up quite a reputation. All the dolphins at the institute are trained to hold onto any litter that falls into their pools until they see a trainer, when they can trade the litter for fish.
Pig Cognition Studies...Parallels With HumansIn the current issue of Animal Behaviour, researchers present evidence that domestic pigs can quickly learn how mirrors work and will use their understanding of reflected images to scope out their surroundings and find their food.
Dolphin Killing Cove Exposed to the WorldToday is September 1st, the first day of the dolphin slaughter season in Japan. But when I arrived today by bus from Kansai Airport with media representatives from all over the world, the notorious Cove from the movie was empty. There were no dolphin killers in sight.
Federal court will not stop U.S. seismic testing in whale habitat off B.C. coastThe Federal Court dismissed Thursday a request by environmental groups for a stay of the federal government's authorization of U.S. scientific marine seismic surveys off the B.C.
Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins.A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators from wet surfaces, local media reported on Thursday.
Yikes -- look what jumped in her boatDee Boge and a bunch of friends were in her boat when she noticed a pod of dolphins nearby and went for a closer look.
Rehabilitated dolphin attacked, killed by sharkA rehabilitated Atlantic bottlenose dolphin released back into the wild on Tuesday was killed by a shark, according to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.
Swimmers warned over loved-up dolphin - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)Swimmers warned over loved-up dolphin New Zealand swimmers are being warned not to go out into the sea alone - or they risk getting a little too much love from a lonely dolphin.
Beast friends: The dolphins who became mates with a liger cub (that's a cross between a lion and a tiger)A liger cub enjoys an unlikely encounter with three dolphins in these amazing photos taken at a safari park. The six-week-old cat – the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger – and the trio of aquatic mammals were equally fascinated by each other.
Watching Whales Watching UsWhales, we now know, teach and learn. They scheme. They cooperate, and they grieve. They recognize themselves and their friends. They know and fight back against their enemies.
Dolphin Inspired Personal SubmarinesStarting at start at $48,000, Innespace Productions have created a series of unique dolphin-inspired submersible boats that can jump, dive and roll like real dolphins and come with an extensive list of options
In possible signal to Iran, Israel sends subs through Suez Canal"After a long hiatus, the Israeli Navy has returned to sailing through the Suez Canal, recently sending one of its advanced Dolphin-class submarines through the waterway to participate in naval maneuvers off the Eilat coast in the Red Sea.
Mekong river dolphin near extinct: WWFPHNOM PENH: Pollution in southeast Asia's Mekong River has pushed freshwater dolphins in Cambodia and Laos to the brink of extinction, according to an international conservation group.
Dolphins Seen Apparently Trying to Kill CalfAdult tucuxi dolphins were seen apparently trying to kill a calf of the same species.
Mystery after dolphin carcass flytipped in NorwichThe carcass of what is believed to be a mutilated dolphin or porpoise has been found dumped in a Norwich housing estate - in what has been described as the "most distressing" case of fly-tipping ever dealt with by City Hall officials.
Thousands of Dolphins Block Somali Pirates"Thousands of dolphins" may have prevented an attack on Chinese ships by pirates.
Pink Dolphin This is an interesting news about the wizardly animal world. Furthermore, i like animal and i like pink as well. I think many girls will enjoy this news.
Rescuers too late for stranded whales and dolphins - World - NZ Herald Newsa tragic year for marine strandings continues worldwide....
Good News Wednesday--Students aim for the skyIt's all about teaching respect for and finding a renewed interest in nature, stepping back and getting a little perspective, and how powerful and beautiful something can be when we all work together.
Dolphins' appearance at Gaddani beach puzzles expertsDolphins appearance at a beach in Baluchistan in southwest Asia has left scientists puzzled.
Pink dolphin appears in US lake The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone.
Successful surgery for Nari the DolphinNari the dolphin is expected to make a full recovery after surgery on massive wounds from a shark attack. Vets at Sea World on the Gold Coast operated on the 12-year-old dolphin for 40 minutes on Tuesday.
An "Invisibility Cloak" For Sound?"We've now shown that both 2-D and 3-D acoustic cloaks theoretically do exist," Cummer said.
Culture Shock May Explain Similarity Between HumansEver since researchers discovered in the 1970s that humans lacked the genetic variation expected of our population size, they have proposed that our ancestors went through a big squeeze: Volcanic eruptions, disease, or climate change created a population "bottleneck" that reduced …
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