The residents of Fanalei Island, in the Solomon Islands, say the lucrative hunts will help them buy land elsewhere and move ...
Dolphins send out high-pitched sounds and listen for their echoes to build an image of their surroundings. This technique is known as echolocation. They often hunt in groups, working as a team to trap ...
FANALEI ISLAND, Solomon Islands — The call of a conch shell roused the dolphin hunters from their beds. Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church. There a priest led them in a ...
Dolphins are fascinating marine creatures known for their intelligence, social behaviour, and unique hunting techniques. These aquatic mammals belong to the cetacean family and share ...
Activists from the environmentalist group have been monitoring the bay on which the town sits since the six-month dolphin hunting season began on September 1. They are streaming live footage of the ...
The tandem hunting practiced by Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus gephyreus) and local fishermen often yields more bounty for all. In the murky estuaries in southern Brazil ...
In some parts of Brazil and Colombia, dolphins are being fed by locals for tourism. There are concerns that this is affecting the dolphins’ hunting behaviour and compromising their welfare. Thomas is ...
The animal has been spotted using a stationary fishing net as its personal feeding ground rather than going hunting for itself. The dolphin was caught in the act by an Asahi Shimbun reporter ...