Four male dolphins pursue a female dolphin at Shark Bay on the Australian Coast. (Simon Allen) (CN) — Of all alliances across the animal kingdom, those formed by bottlenose dolphins are the largest ...

If you've ever seen a production of "West Side Story," you'll be familiar with gangs of males, clicking their fingers in synch while seeing off rivals or prowling for a mate. Up until now, scientists ...

A graphic nature video showing a female dolphin being violently mated by three males is causing an uproar in New Zealand — where complaints from viewers prompted a government watchdog to rule that the ...

Male dolphins appear to "sing" together, matching one another's tempo and producing calls in-sync, to foster cooperation and coerce females into sex, say scientists. In a study published in ...