New research suggests captive dolphins may be exposed to more microplastics than wild counterparts — a startling discovery ...

Dolphins produce a range of vocalizations used for echolocation and communication. These vocalizations vary with social context, environmental conditions, external stimuli, and communication, ...

Dolphins "speak" more when they're learning new skills, reveals research. Captive bottlenose dolphins vary their vocalizations during "enrichment" activities, say Italian scientists. They believe ...

More than a third of the 414 Atlantic bottlenose dolphins captured or born in captivity during the 1980s had died by Jan. 1, 1990, according to an analysis of federal records published Sunday. The ...

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, November 3, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- A newly published peer-reviewed paper in the journal PeerJ shows that, despite some limited improvements for bottlenose dolphins ...

More than 3,000 dolphins were held captive as of 2019, according to a World Animal Protection report, but the Dolphin Project aims to change that.

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Washington, DC (August 20, 2025) – EARTHDAY.ORG and many other of our partner organizations ...

The Mediterranean's first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe. "We must ...

Stephen King wrote in “Pet Sematary,” “Sometimes dead is better.” I agree. We are witnessing the funeral of the failed experiment known as dolphin captivity. After five dolphins died in eight months, ...

Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has removed dog-sledding excursions from its website and no longer offers captive swim with dolphin encounters. According to a press release issued by People for the ...