Dolphins Filmed Using Sea Shells as Tools in Rare Sighting Off Australia
Researchers say the rare hunting method may be passed from mother to calf, extending the behavior beyond Western Australia.
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Dolphins Filmed Using Sea Shells as Tools in Rare Sighting off Australia
Marine biologists have documented Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) using large sea shells to hunt for fish off the coast of Queensland, Australia -- only the second place in the world where this behavior, known as shelling, has ever been recorded. The post Dolphins Filmed Using Sea Shells as Tools in Rare Sighting off Australia appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
Dolphins Filmed Hunting With Shells – And Possibly Passing The Skill to Their Offspring
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The Independent (US)Dolphins caught on camera using seashells to catch fish for first time
Dolphins chase fish into large empty shells and drain catch into their mouths in unique hunting behaviour
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Scientists made the first video of dolphins using shells for hunting.
Dolphins chase fish into large empty shells and swallow prey in their mouths in a unique hunting behavior
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