Akhilesh to save endangered Gangetic Dolphins

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 13:41

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has given his consent for being part of the `My Ganga My Dolphin` campaign.

Nitish calls for awareness campaign for protection of dolphin

Last Updated: Monday, September 10, 2012, 19:33

Various plans for protection of dolphins will be deemed as successful only if it helped in raising the population of the fresh water animal, Nitish Kumar said.

Whales can adjust their hearing: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 15:18

Scientists have discovered that whales can adjust their hearing to navigate and hunt better.

Dolphins form close knit ties with kin

Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 10:22

Male dolphins are not only gregarious, they also form complex alliances with their close kin and friends, says a study.

Dolphins make unique whistles to say `hello`

Last Updated: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 18:42

Dolphins are well known for their playful and gregarious nature.

Dolphins are multilingual!

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 17:42

Dolphins are multilingual -- at least in their sleep, scientists have found.

Dolphin count slips to 145 in Chilika lake

Last Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 18:29

The Chilika Development Authority has decided to set up a permanent station at the mouth of the lagoon to study migratory behaviour of Irrawady dolphins whose count slipped by 11 during this year`s census, official sources said.

Dolphins decompress like humans

Last Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 18:12

Researchers have confirmed what many biologists have long suspected -- dolphins avoid the bends by taking long, shallow decompression dives after feeding at depth.

Sir Elton John an ‘embarrassing dad’ on day out with dolphins

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 15:52

Sir Elton John took his son, Zachary on a behind-the-scenes tour of Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, where an onlooker remarked that the singer looked very much the ‘embarrassing dad’ in his youthful tracksuit.

Gayle signs with South African franchise

Last Updated: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 21:55

Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle has signed to play for South African franchise the Dolphins in the South African domestic Twenty20 (T20) competition, the Durban-based team announced on Thursday.

WWF calls for action to save Mekong dolphins

Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 13:43

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) calls for an urgent action to protect the critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Mekong River, WWF`s new research said.