A rare river dolphin has been officially classified as a new species.

The Bolivian river dolphin has been acknowledged as a separate species to the more widely-known Amazon River dolphin. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"It's not a perverted thing. I do love this dolphin. He's the love of my life," picked by kamaloo 2 years ago

Dunham, the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin that was released this morning after eight months in rehab recovering from pneumonia, got only a taste of the freedom today. Within a couple hours of being freed off the coast of Dunedin, the dolphin was attacked by sharks and died. :( picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

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Doctor Park Kyum-Joon, researcher at the Cetacean Research Institute, says, "We observed the scene for an hour, the dolphins trying to return their fellow dolphin to the proper posture, trying to support it from the bottom so it wouldn't sink and to make it easier for it to breathe." picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

Amazed Mike Elliott thought he was dreaming when he woke to find a dead dolphin in his garden. And mystery surrounded how it got there last night – because Mike and pal Gary Harvey live on a steep hill half a mile from the sea. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The affecting cloak-and-dagger documentary “The Cove,” which documents a brutal dolphin hunt off the Japanese town of Taiji, is putting would-be amusement park visitors in an ethical bind and park owners on the defensive. “The captivity industry keeps the slaughter going,” O’Barry charges in movie. If he has his way, the gruesome images of bloody dolphins will keep yo... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 4 months ago

A 30-year-old dolphin at Sea World has died after colliding with another dolphin while performing aerial tricks, the Orlando, Florida, amusement park said Monday. picked by Nicky666 2 years ago

Footage has been released of a dolphin ultrasound in Orlando in Florida. The footage shows an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin which has since been born. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A dolphin badly injured in a shark attack has been escorted by a mate into the care of human hands.

Nari sustained a hideous wound across his head and back, and when he went missing, wildlife experts feared he had died. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A rare pink dolphin (Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin) kept at a resort on the island of Samui in southern Thailand is to be set free after government officials found that the wild caught animal was being trained to perform shows for tourists. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

The exhausted woman was clinging to a buoy offshore from the beach at Mahia on the east coast of the North Island as the dolphin swam around her and prevented her returning to shore, the Gisborne Herald reported.

*Playful? picked by kakana 4 months ago

The world's only pink Bottlenose dolphin which was discovered in an inland lake in Louisiana, USA, has become such an attraction that conservationists have warned tourists to leave it alone. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A dolphin swam up to two distressed whales that appeared headed for death in a beach stranding in New Zealand and guided them to safety, witnesses said Wednesday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Quite an amazing video showing how a dolphin creates bubble rings and is playing with them. Very endearing but also a bit sad as he is still in a basin. Also it's hard to resist to attribute human emotions to this beautiful animal... picked by Stadsman 2 years ago

A marine mammal rehabilitation facility opened a dolphin "chat line" of sorts Saturday, hoping to teach a deaf dolphin's unborn calf to communicate. picked by suebe 3 years ago

A dolphin at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan has been given a new lease of life, after being fitted with an artificial fin. Unfortunately, it can only swim with it for a few hours at a time before it must be removed. picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

Another video has surfaced of a guy getting humped by a dolphin picked by hombrefeo 3 years ago

Terrorist promised dolphin virgins in the afterlife; Florida police follow Boston police in overreacting to so-called bomb threats picked by readingitall 3 years ago

...or at least that's what some news sites are claiming as this dolphin causes a young woman multiple injuries after hitting her. picked by murphyz 3 years ago

The river dolphin, or baiji, which has lived in the Yangtze River, are officially extinct after millions of years. picked by Alton 3 years ago