Bottlenose dolphins: ‘Gangs’ run society, scientists say

Bottlenose dolphins: ‘Gangs’ run society, scientists say



Male bottlenose dolphins organise gang-like alliances – guarding females against other groups and occasionally “changing sides”. A team studying dolphins in Shark Bay, western Australia, say the animals roam hundreds of square kilometres, often encountering other dolphin groups. The researchers observed the dolphins there over a five-year period, recording their movements. They report their findings in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B.

Bottlenose dolphins: ‘Gangs’ run society, scientists say
Bonded male Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) mimic each other's behaviour

Read full article which was written by Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC Nature

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