Some fin special! Pod of dolphins pop up to delight sailors by taking rare swim into River Dart

Some fin special! Pod of dolphins pop up to delight sailors by taking rare swim from sea into River Dart  A large pod of dolphins was spotted between Dartmouth and Kingswear, Devon in the River Dart   The aquatic mammals swam right up to boats and stayed close to sailors for an hour as they hunted … Read more

‘Stampede’ of 1,000 dolphins is caught on camera in front of stunned California tourist boat

Tourists get the experience of a lifetime as pod of ONE THOUSAND dolphins ‘stampede’ alongside their boat off California The spectacle took place off the coast of Dana Point, California, on March 14  Footage shared by the Dana Point Whale Watching group shows as the group race alongside one another, coming in and out of … Read more

Moment two dolphins swim up Venice canal in ‘exceptionally rare’ sighting amid lockdown

Two dolphins have astonished crowds by swimming just a few hundred yards from St Mark’s Square amid quieter waterways due to coronavirus lockdown. The pair have been filmed swimming in the Grand Canal, Venice, in an ‘exceptionally rare’ sighting for the area. Footage showed the bottlenose dolphins, thought to be a mother and juvenile, hunting cuttlefish … Read more

Zac Efron and his brother Dylan swim with the dolphins in South Australia

Zac Efron and his brother Dylan swim with the dolphins in South Australia – as he continues filming his new Down To Earth series By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:03 GMT, 16 March 2021 | Updated: 08:03 GMT, 16 March 2021 He confirmed that his hit Netflix show, Down To Earth, would finally … Read more

Covid-19: Dozens of mammals – including horses, dolphins and goats – could contract infection

Dozens of mammals including horses, dolphins and goats could be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, a new study reveals.  Chinese researchers analysed animal cells in the lab to determine which had the ACE2 receptors that facilitate an infection.   ACE2 receptors have a shape that matches the outside of the coronavirus, effectively providing it … Read more

Dozens of mammals including horses, dolphins and goats could catch Covid-19, study reveals 

Dozens of mammals including horses, dolphins and goats could be infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, a new study reveals.  Chinese researchers analysed animal cells in the lab to determine which had the ACE2 receptors that facilitate an infection.   ACE2 receptors have a shape that matches the outside of the coronavirus, effectively providing it … Read more

Chris Packham is ‘disappointed’ with The Chase stars for swimming with dolphins

Chris Packham is ‘disappointed’ with The Chase stars for swimming with dolphins in spin-off show… after RSPCA brands it ‘unacceptable’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 01:18 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 01:18 GMT, 27 January 2021 Nature presenter Chris Packham has waded into the debate surrounding The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles, … Read more

The Chase stars are SLAMMED by the RSPCA for swimming with dolphins

The Chase stars are SLAMMED by the RSPCA for swimming with dolphins in spin-off show… as charity brands ITV ‘unacceptable’ for causing animals ‘stress and suffering’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 25 January 2021 The RSPCA have hit out at ITV show The Chasers Road … Read more

Dolphins: Devastating skin disease caused by decreased water salinity linked to climate change

Devastating dolphin disease that covers up to 70 per cent of their skin in lesions is caused by decreased water salinity linked to climate change ‘Freshwater skin disease’ was first spotted in dolphins living in Louisiana in 2007 The conditions causes patchy and raised lesions that appear across the body US and Australian researchers have … Read more

More than 100 pilot whales – plus dolphins – die in a beaching on New Zealand islands

More than 100 pilot whales – plus dolphins – die in a beaching on New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands Mass whale stranding has been discovered on remote islands 800km west of NZ  Locals put on a radio call with Department of Conservation rangers responding  The whales will not be removed from the beach on the … Read more