Bottlenose dolphins may consciously vary their heart rates depending on how far they want to dive, in an effort to avoid decompression sickness Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260624-bottlenose-dolphins-may-control-their-heart-rates-to-avoid-the-bends/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Dolphins learn from peers to chase fish into shells and then eat them
Bottlenose dolphins chase fish into shells, lift the shells to the surface and shake them so the fish fall into their mouths – and they pass this trick along to their friends Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2247157-dolphins-learn-from-peers-to-chase-fish-into-shells-and-then-eat-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females
Bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia form alliances and coordinate the timing of their clicking noises to attract females and deter other males Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2239312-male-bottlenose-dolphins-synchronise-their-calls-to-attract-females/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Bottlenose dolphins are splitting into two different species
There are two types of bottlenose dolphins in South America that look different and live in different places. Now genetics suggests they are becoming separate species Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2228742-bottlenose-dolphins-are-splitting-into-two-different-species/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…