Dolphins and their complex social behaviors 8 Articles

by Imogen Rayne

Did you know that there are "26 living species", of dolphins swimming in the ocean? Have you ever heard that they are in the same family as a whale? They are actually called a "small cetaceans" or a "toothed-whales", scien...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

Dolphins are among the most fascinating animals living on the Earth and they always give us the impression of living their life having fun and with a constant positive spirit. Their behaviour is due to two factors; their...read more

by APG

Swimming with the Fishes What animal did the Greeks treasure to such an extreme that killing this animal would be equal to murder (Greenberg 9-10)? This animal is eight feet to ten feet long and can way as much as 600 pou...read more

by LeeLee

Dolphin social behavior is said to mirror that of humans right along with their intellect. They are one of few species in the wild that bond together and whereby the mother and her calf have long-term relationships. Th...read more

by Angela S. Young

When you think about living in a pod, do you think about some little space age apartment or a giant green bean looking thing? Well, dolphins live in pods. Pod in this case means their social unit, or extended family'. ...read more

by Cathy Linton

The much loved Dolphin is a marine mammal and member of the cetacean family, closely related to the whale and porpoise families. Dolphins are social animals living in groups called pods or schools of anywhere from 3 to ...read more

by Ray Fauteux

"Comrade dolphin. We are retiring you from the Navy." In the 20th century, both the U.S. and Russia were guilty of using dolphins as weapons of war. The ever quick to please dolphins were trained to attach bombs to enem...read more

by Denise Difalco

Dolphins are considered to have complex social behaviors because they create close ties and communicate with one another. The Dolphin is also very intelligent. Some have said that they seem to exhibit emotion. The bot...read more