How big they are: From 5 to 32 feet (1.5 to 10 meters) long, depending on the species Dolphins live in almost every ocean, except most tend to avoid the cold waters in the Arctic and around Antarctica ...

As fellow mammals, you and your pet dog or cat have a lot in common. It’s easy to see the similarities because humans, dogs and cats spend lots of time together. We may even be roommates or family.

Whales are the biggest animal on the planet, dolphins are comparably smaller, but are they all one “big” happy family? They all belong to the Order Cetacea which is the group of sea mammals that ...

Discover what makes marine mammals unique and why they need our protection. California's coastal waters are home to some of nature’s most remarkable creatures - marine mammals like seals, dolphins, ...

Bottlenose dolphins are extremely intelligent, possessing larger brains than humans. The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program trains dolphins to locate sea mines and detect and mark enemy divers. They also ...

Researchers have developed the first DNA-based method to estimate the age of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) using ...

Dramatic underwater photos capture the elusive Amazonian pink dolphins red-handed.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate ...

In our new research, we linked DNA markers with known tooth ages of dead dolphins to build the first molecular "epigenetic ...