In a paper published in Applied Animal Behaviour Science, animal psychologist Tamzin Barber analysed records maintained by ...

Scientists examining a taxonomically confused group of marine mammals have officially named a species new to science: the Australian humpback dolphin. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

While some dolphins found in Australia are relatively common elsewhere, others, such as the snubfin and humpback dolphins, are unique to Australia and vulnerable to extinction due to their low ...

VULNERABLE: The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) has been listed as vulnerable on the EPBC Act threatened species list. Image credit: shutterstock “It’s estimated we need to invest $2 ...

A 10m humpback whale has been rescued after becoming entangled in a shark net off Australia’s Gold Coast. Workers used delicate equipment to cut the whale free during the early morning operation.

Already in 2025 — outside of migration season — the battered bodies of a juvenile humpback whale and a short-beaked dolphin washed up on New York beaches with wounds indicative of boat strikes.

David Donnelly, del Dolphin Research Institute ... But for the most part, the east coast Australian humpback whale population is very healthy, recovered very quickly and impressively and continues ...