Researchers in Sarasota lead the longest running study of wild dolphins. Their recent work focuses on unique signature whistles used for individual identification. These animals also use shared non-signature whistles to communicate alarm or surprise. Mothers adjust their pitch for calves in a way resembling human motherese. Continuous acoustic monitoring reveals a complex social system. Science continues to decode these intricate marine mammal vocalizations.
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Nellie, 61, World’s Oldest Dolphin in Captivity, Dies at Marineland’s Dolphin Adventure
Nellie, the oldest Atlantic bottlenose dolphin in human care, was born at Marineland’s Dolphin Adventure in 1953 and exceeded her life expectation by at least three decades and making an impact in television and stadium shows before she died on Thursday.
Dolphin Deaths and Seismic Shockwaves: A Theory
Dolphins have been washing ashore, dead, by the hundreds, in Peru. Scientists theorize that oil and gas exploration’s blasting underwater, which breaks dolphins’ bones around the ear, may be the cause.