Wildlife photographers captured remarkable images of two rarely seen dolphin species off Port Macquarie, New South Wales, ...

A deceased Māui or Hector's dolphin found washed up on a remote Waikato coastline is being necropsied to try and learn more about threats to the ...

There are around 40 species of dolphins alive today. They are found all over the world and live in both freshwater and marine habitats. However, although many species are thriving with populations in ...

IUCN Red List classifies the tucuxi river dolphin as endangered It’s official – all five of the world’s river dolphin species are now threatened with extinction after the IUCN Red List re-classified ...

Since June 2025, the lone bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Mimmo has been spotted numerous times, including right by San Marco ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It's hard to believe there are still places ...

If you're out on a boat on the ocean and you catch a glimpse of dolphins surfing the bow waves or playing in the wake, you're probably left with a sense of wonder and excitement. Dolphins are smart ...

Bottlenose dolphins usually live in small to medium-sized groups in coastal and open-sea waters, but every once in a while, a ...

Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin) Even though eight of the nine cetacean species are listed as "Least Concern" ...

Entanglement in fishing nets and habitat loss are the greatest threats to dolphins. River dolphin populations are severely fragmented due to the building of dams. Some subpopulations of dolphins are ...