Four male dolphins pursue a female dolphin at Shark Bay on the Australian Coast. (Simon Allen) (CN) — Of all alliances across the animal kingdom, those formed by bottlenose dolphins are the largest ...

A graphic nature video showing a female dolphin being violently mated by three males is causing an uproar in New Zealand — where complaints from viewers prompted a government watchdog to rule that the ...

Dolphins in Australia have formed the "largest alliance network known outside of humans," scientists have found. A study from researchers at the The University of Western Australia (UWA), University ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolphins who spend more time playing with each other as youngsters will go on to father more offspring later in life compared to ...

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The animal world is taking a page from the human one. Scientists studied the mating habits of humpback male dolphins for 10 years, and they found out that they give their female counterparts gifts of ...

If you've ever seen a production of "West Side Story," you'll be familiar with gangs of males, clicking their fingers in synch while seeing off rivals or prowling for a mate. Up until now, scientists ...

Male bottlenose dolphins form the largest known multi-level alliance network outside humans, researchers have shown. These cooperative relationships between groups increase male access to a contested ...

Not only do dolphins have wingmen, but they form the largest complex social networks of any non-human animal, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...