dolphins

The Dolphin Clitoris Is Full of Surprises, Scientists Discover

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The bottlenose dolphin (Tersiops truncatus) appears to have a very large and well-developed clitoris, potentially better placed for coital pleasure than the clitoris of humans, according to new research.   The visible tip of the human clitoris is but the size of a pea and located slightly north of the vagina and urethra (although much … Read more

Clitoris evolution: What dolphins reveal about female sex organs

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By Jessica Hamzelou Bottlenose dolphins are “hypersexual creatures” imageBROKER / Alamy Stock Photo Patricia Brennan has forged a controversial career in studying the twist and turns of the evolution of animal genitalia. A biologist based at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, her latest research suggests that bottlenose dolphins have clitorises that have evolved … Read more

Dolphins may communicate by changing the volume of their whistles

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Common bottlenose dolphins identify themselves with a unique call, but these whistles may carry extra information through variations in volume Life 28 December 2021 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Bottlenose dolphins are highly social creatures Brad Leue / Alamy Common bottlenose dolphins alter their volume throughout their signature whistles, perhaps as a way to communicate additional information … Read more

Risso’s dolphins: Spin-dive innovation lets them reach deep water for hunting

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A species of dolphin that hunts prey living 600 metres below the surface spins its body as it dives so it can drill down through the water rapidly Life 1 December 2021 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) near the Azores Islands in the Atlantic Ocean Judith Scott / Alamy Risso’s dolphins dive rapidly … Read more