Scientists have discovered that juvenile bottlenose dolphins have specialized receptors for detecting the fatty acids in ...

Juvenile dolphins were found to have specialized receptors for fatty acids on their tongues, offering new insights into their ...

The female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, known as Oki-chan, continues to set national longevity records in captivity at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium here. Estimated to be 50 or so years old ...

The suckling behavior of a wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin. (Photo provided by Takashi Hayakawa, © Mikurashia Tourism Association) ...

"We looked at the tongue of a young Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin and confirmed special structures that may help it detect fat," says the study's first author Hinako Katsushima of the Graduate ...

Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Billie the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin liked to walk on water. She’d pump her tail vigorously back and forth, forcing her entire body out of ...

The 12-year-old Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin has been trained for reintroduction to the wild since it was transported from a Jeju-based aquarium on April 8. It performed at a dolphin show at ...

He suspects a single Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin that has become used to bathers is responsible for all the incidents. Morisaka was not aware of reports elsewhere in the world about so many ...