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 ...

Collectively, both whales and dolphins, as well as their porpoise cousins, are known as cetaceans. The cetacean order comprises two subgroups: baleen whales (including gray whales, right whales, blue ...

Bottlenose dolphins are extremely intelligent, possessing larger brains than humans. The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program trains dolphins to locate sea mines and detect and mark enemy divers. They also ...

Each time Duchess and her baby, K2, swam by the window separating the dolphins' pool from the humans' observation room, she watched the people as they watched her. Maybe there was a bit of ...

Dolphins are everywhere these days– on social media clips, in wildlife documentaries, and as symbols in conservation campaigns. They’re loved for their playful nature and friendly attitude toward ...

He and some dolphin professionals say they were "cut out" of the bidding process, but now they feel they have a fighting ...

Officials are offering rewards for information on people who may have harmed two dolphins that later died in Texas and Florida. NOAA Fisheries, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Marine mammal workers in Gulfport pulled this dead, pregnant bottlenose dolphin ashore April 20 after someone found it on the beach in Waveland. The rope on its tail was used to pull it ashore. An $11 ...