Researchers studying bottlenose dolphins found their whistles work like names, revealing complex social signals.

According to new research published in Frontiers in Marine Science, dolphins may be changing how they talk to each other.

The Sarasota Dolphin Whistle Database has proved to be a rich resource for understanding dolphin communication.

Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology. But it wasn't until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication began.

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But it wasn’t until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin communication ...

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Like humans, dolphins possess the ability to alter their surroundings, solve problems and form complex social groups. They ...

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