Some Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Western Australia use sea sponges as tools to protect their snouts while hunting hidden prey, a behavior known as "sponging." Sponging occurs only ...

Some bottlenose dolphins have figured out a hunting trick so unusual that scientists consider it one of the clearest examples ...

Dolphins that engage in "sponging" carry epigenomic signatures distinct from those seen in other dolphins in the same ...

A small population of dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, do something very unique: They use a marine sponge to cover their snouts as they probe the seafloor for fish that are hidden just under a layer ...

From spears and the invention of the wheel to smartphones and robots, human societies have been building and using tools from the beginning. Human tool use has served to conquer new environments, ...

Scientists have observed bottlenose dolphins using snail shells to catch fish on Australia’s east coast, including a mother ...

Learn how some bottlenose dolphins in Australia skillfully use shells to catch and eat fish, a rare behavior recently observed in the wild.

Scientists filmed dolphins using shells to catch fish for the first time off Australia, hinting mothers teach the trick to ...

Dolphins already have a reputation for being unusually clever. They communicate with each other, recognise individuals, learn new behaviours and have even been observed using objects as tools.

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins live in shallow coastal waters and are known for flexible behaviors like sponging. Some Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Western Australia use sea ...