Smithsonian Magazine on MSN12d
Bottlenose Dolphins ‘Smile’ at Each Other During Playtime, Study Finds
Researchers still don't know what the open-mouth facial expression means or whether it's akin to smiling in humans—but ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN16d
Bottlenose dolphins use human-like ‘smiles’ to invite each other to play
Biologists from the University of Pisa have found that bottlenose dolphins use a smile-like face to say they want to ...
ScienceAlert12d
Dolphins May Actually Smile at One Another For The Same Reasons We Do
"We've uncovered the presence of a distinct facial display, the open mouth, in bottlenose dolphins, and we showed that ...
The Victoria Advocate17d
Bottlenose dolphins ‘smile’ at each other while playing
Bottlenose dolphins “smile” at each other while playing, reveals new research. The "open mouth" expression probably evolved ...
Phys.org3d
Study suggests dolphins could be exposed to potentially harmful microplastics through inhalation
U.S. researchers have detected microplastic particles in air exhaled by wild bottlenose dolphins, suggesting that inhalation may be a relevant route of exposure to these potentially harmful ...