Dolphins are famous for their speed and agility in the water, but what exactly allows them to swim so effectively? Scientists have been asking this question for years, hoping to learn how to optimize ...

Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose. Using the sponge to protect from sharp rocks, the ...

Like humans, dolphins give birth to live young, but rather than a hospital room, they do so while submerged entirely underwater! As you can imagine, this comes with a unique set of challenges. Imagine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pacific white-sided dolphins swim off the coast of British Columbia. Dolphins and porpoises in this region have been spotted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare pink dolphin has been spotted swimming in Louisiana's brackish wasters within the Gulf Coast since 2007. The animal, ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. ― Fourteen-year-old B.B. is a bit of a showoff. A superstar athlete able to swim faster and jump higher than the other five bottlenose dolphins at Dolphin Life Key Largo (formerly ...

A miles-long cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual "super pod" of more than 1,500 of the marine creatures.

A dolphin named Scrappy was rescued two decades ago after getting caught in a men's Speedo. Human interference, such as pollution and fishing gear, poses a significant threat to dolphins in Sarasota ...