Dolphins

Endangered Aussie Dolphins found with world’s highest rates of ‘forever chemicals’

New research finds Australian dolphins have the world’s highest concentration of environmental pollutants.  The joint study done by RMIT, the Marine Mammal Foundation and Melbourne University, found significant concentrations of PFAS chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals,” in Victoria’s critically endangered Burrunan Dolphin. The Wire’s Mary-Kate Hannagan spoke to Chantel Foord, lead author of the …

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Dolphins teaching each other to ‘beg’ a concern

University of Queensland researchers have discovered dolphins in the Moreton Bay Area, teaching fellow dolphins to ‘beg’ for food from recreational fishers. This sophisticated behaviour was first noticed in a study into the social structures of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins’.  Since fishing is popular in the region, dolphins have now begun to take advantage of the …

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