Dolphins Catch Fish with Seashells – Calf Follows

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Bottlenose dolphins off the east coast of Australia have been filmed lifting large seashells out of the water to access fish hidden inside. When a calf shortly afterwards picked up the same shell as its mother, scientists gained a rare insight into how the hunting method can be passed on. Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast documented two such events in the Great Sandy Marine Park off Hervey Bay in 2025. The observations, which i…