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Dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, cooperate to herd females in ways that anthropologist Barbara J. KING says are unusually complex. Related research may shed light on the evolution of our own brains.

Dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, cooperate to herd females in ways that anthropologist Barbara J. KING says are unusually complex. Related research may shed light on the evolution of our own brains.

An unprecedented marine heatwave had long-lasting negative impacts on both survival and birth rates on the iconic dolphin population in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Researchers at UZH have now documented that climate change may have more far-reaching consequences for the conservation of marine mammals than previously thought.

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have discovered male bottlenose dolphins can retain individual vocal labels, or "names", to help recognise friends and rivals in their social network, much like humans.

A study by an international team of marine researchers, including The University of Western Australia, has found dolphin survival and reproductive rates suffered a significant decline following a 2011 marine heatwave affecting around 1,000km of Western Australia's coastline.