Using his powerful tail flukes, a male dolphin propels himself upwards to reach the surface. He rolls on his back and flips ...
Over four years, a team from Canada’s CetAsia Research Group traveled to the Amazon river, where they then closely watched river dolphin social interactions. Researchers documented a total of 36 ...
A new study observed Amazon river dolphins for 218.9 hours and saw males spurt urine into the air 36 times—proof that the ...
Male dolphins pee into the air in what scientists believe is an effort to send a signal to other nearby dolphins.
Specifically, the male dolphins rolled over onto their backs, displayed their male members, and launched a stream of urine as high as 3 feet into the air. This usually occurred when other males were ...
Scientists studying Amazon river dolphins, known as botos, have documented a peculiar ritual: males flip onto their backs and spray urine into the air. Researchers believe this unusual habit may serve ...
Research shows that male river dolphins firing pee into the air are likely trying to say something to other dolphins by using ...
It’s a sad week for uShaka Marine World as they mourn the loss of their oldest male dolphin Kelpie. Kelpie, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, celebrated his 41st birthday in January. He'd been on ...