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Bottlenose dolphins smile at each other when they play—new study reveals how and why
Dolphins have an irresistible charm for people. They are extremely playful at all ages and often play alone, surfing the ...
Forbes19d
Bottlenose Dolphins Smile At Each Other Like Humans Do—A Biologist Explains
New research reveals an endearing habit amongst bottlenose dolphins that crops up during ... [+] playtime—one that we humans display too. Here’s what the study found. Dolphins are beloved ...
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Are human drugs impacting marine life? Researchers find fentanyl in dolphins
Since 2022, students and faculty at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi have tested blubber from 89 common bottlenose dolphins, detecting fentanyl and other drugs in the blubber of 30 of the dolphins.
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Fentanyl Detected in Gulf of Mexico Dolphins
The effects of the opioid epidemic may not be limited to humans, with dolphins found to have fentanyl in their systems. A large proportion of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico were found ...
Yahoo19d
Bottlenose dolphins smile at each other when they play – new study reveals how and why
In our research, we uncovered the presence of a distinct facial display, the open mouth, in bottlenose dolphins. This expression is most commonly observed during playful interactions with other ...