A delighted dog had the paw-some encounter with a pod of dolphins when they put on a leaping display for him during a boat ...

Social media users were blown away by the incredible spectacle in the viral clip, with one saying: "I got goosebumps." ...

Bolivia’s Beni anacondas are apex predators, meaning no one messes with them in their ecosystem. Apart from a single case of cannibalism, no one had ever seen Bolivian anacondas getting killed or ...

In this context, researchers have connected neurotoxins from algal blooms to brain changes associated with an ...

Like many D.C. area families, dolphins tend to head to their favorite corners of the Chesapeake Bay in the summertime. Scientists know that, in part, thanks to the Chesapeake Dolphin Watch app that’s ...

Laela Sayigh is a senior research specialist in the biology department at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She’s headed ...

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 ...

Researchers analyzed nearly 200 whale-dolphin interactions, and conclude: They sure do seem friendly. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) like the ones pictured here with bottlenose dolphins ...

Las Vegas’ Mirage casino temporarily shut its dolphin habitat Tuesday after an 11-year-old dolphin died — the third animal to die in the enclosure this year. K2, a bottlenose dolphin, had allegedly ...

Dolphins are known for what appear to be big, contagious smiles. But do they actually, well, smile? The answer, according to a new study of dolphin play, is a resounding “maybe.” Dolphins use their ...

An adult male bottlenose dolphin died after swallowing a knotted plastic bag that blocked its digestive system, marine ...