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Dolphins Dumb Down Calls to Compete with Ship Noise

发表于 2018-10-30 bottlenose dolphins dumb

Bottlenose dolphins simplify and raise the pitch of their whistles to be heard above underwater shipping noise. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about…

River Dolphins Have a Wide Vocal Repertoire

发表于 2019-04-25 cetacean dolphins vocal

Freshwater dolphins are evolutionary relics, and their calls give clues to the origins of cetacean communication in general. Christopher Intagliata reports. Lea…

Waiter, What's This Worm Doing in My Sushi?

发表于 2020-04-11 waiter dolphins sushi

Well, it’s probably there because the odds on its presence have gone way up in the past 40 years. But such parasites are still much more of a health problem for…

Science Sound(E)scapes: Amazon Pink River Dolphins

发表于 2020-11-05 scapes dolphins ad

Need a break from politics and the pandemic? You’re probably not in the Amazon rain forest right now, but we can take you there in audio. Today, in part one of …

For Some Dolphins, the Key to Mating is Rolling with a Tight, Noisy Crew

发表于 2022-08-11 mating dolphins noisy

A pair of studies show that male bottlenose dolphins rely on wingmen when wooing mates—and that they cultivate these friendships by being vocal. Learn more abou…

Could We Speak to Dolphins? A Promising LLM Makes That a Possibility

发表于 2025-05-24 dolphins clicks makes

Dolphins have a broad vocabulary. They vocalize with whistles, clicks and “burst pulses.”This varied communication makes it challenging for scientists to decode…