LSM1303 Animal Behaviour Student Blog

So what is behind all those tricks that you see in those sea world shows, where dolphins do amazing tricks and respond almost instantaneously to signals given by their trainers? Is it all just training? Are they just like to dogs, sea lions or parrots Read More...

Bottlenose dolphins in Ochos Rios The well-loved Dolphins (Delphinus Delphis) . They are intelligent, inquisitive, friendly, highly trainable, ideal performers… and the list goes on. But alleged reports dating as far back as 190AD about humans being selflessly Read More...

This question sprang out after I read about the heroic account of Moko the bottlenose dolphin( Tursiops truncatus) who saved two stranded pygmy sperm whales( Physeter macrocephalus) and led them safely back into the sea, from the TheAge.com News website. Read More...

Dolphins as Our Friends against our Enemies G'day “In March 2003, 8 dolphins became the first to take part in mine clearing operations in an active combat situation. Together with divers and unmanned water vehicles, the dolphins helped find more than Read More...