For the first time, researchers have found microplastics in dolphin breath, raising concerns over the amount of microplastics the animals are drawing when they come up for air. The team collected samples of air released by five bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida and six dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana in May and June of […]
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Bottlenose Dolphins Have a “Seventh Sense”
Bottlenose dolphins have astounded scientists with a remarkable sensory ability: electroreception, often dubbed their seventh sense. While humans rely on taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight, dolphins elevate their sensory repertoire with the detection of weak electric fields. Recent studies, notably from the University of Rostock and Nuremberg Zoo in Germany, have illuminated this capability. […]