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World Sep 29

France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks

By Associated Press

World Aug 29

Thousands march in Mauritius over dead dolphins, oil spill

Tens of thousands of people protested Saturday in Mauritius over the government’s slow response to an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days.

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

Nation Jan 24

Watch 9:05
Dolphins raised in captivity will soon get a new, more natural home

The National Aquarium in Baltimore is re-examining what counts as humane when it comes to the life of its dolphins. Facing increased disillusionment over such spectacles, the aquarium plans to move its dolphins to an enclosed outdoor sanctuary that mimics…

By Miles O'Brien

Science Jan 24

A team of citizen scientist volunteers and marine biologists gather at a labeling table with Moe's left ribs laid out. This bottlenose dolphin's skeleton will inform the public and researchers of a serious threat to marine life--entanglement. Photo by Rashmi Shivni
Finding a complete dolphin skeleton to study isn’t easy, unless you have a dolphin graveyard

This dolphin and whale graveyard may hold the secrets to cetacean lifestyles.

By Rashmi Shivni, Teresa Carey

Science Jan 17

Watch 3:41
This graveyard gives scientists insight into lives of stranded dolphins

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a group of citizen scientists use a dolphin graveyard to uncover how the majestic mammals live. The NewsHour's Teresa Carey reports.

By Teresa Carey

Jun 15

How do dolphins communicate? Cracking the code of the mammal’s whistles and clicks

By Julia Griffin

Denise Herzing’s research team hopes to better understand the spotted dolphins’ underwater communication system.

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Jun 14

Watch 9:45
Baltimore’s dolphins moving from concrete tanks to seaside sanctuary

By PBS NewsHour

The eight dolphins at the National Aquarium in Baltimore live in sterile concrete tanks that bear no resemblance to their natural habitat, but soon they’ll be moving on up — down, actually — to an outdoor marine mammal sanctuary in…

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May 20

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New science shows Gulf spill is still killing dolphins

By PBS NewsHour

More than 1,000 bottlenose dolphins have died off the Gulf Coast since 2010, the year a massive Deepwater Horizon spill spewed millions of gallons of oil and chemicals. A new study by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

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May 20

NOAA Report: Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused biggest dolphin die-off in Gulf’s history

By Nsikan Akpan

A new NOAA study provides a verdict on how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster led to a flourish of dolphin deaths along the Gulf coast.

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Sep 29

Researchers reveal dolphins’ real animal ‘magnetism’

By Justin Scuiletti

Turns out dolphins have a certain magnetic quality, and not just figuratively but literally. A new study published in the journal Naturwissenschaften -- The Science of Nature, reveals that the aquatic mammals are attracted to magnets, behaving differently when in…

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