In early December, DCP’s collaboration with Wild Encounters (WE) took Manon far north above the Arctic circle, in the Kvænangen fjords, to be part of WE’s last trip of the season with Debbie & Johnny. WE has shared footage taken by their guests (over 3 years – thank you!) during snorkeling expeditions in north Norway and this last-minute DCP trip gave Manon the ...
Listen as DCP scientists talk about our killer whale studies and dive into social behaviors we have observed from both above and underwater perspectives.
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Dive deep into the world of killer whale research on this episode of The Dolphin Pod! Go behind the scenes of DCP's killer whale studies—from SeaWorld San Diego to the Loro Parque, and soon to Gibraltar and Norway.
Themelin, M., & Dudzinski, K. M. (2025). Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) pair swimming positions in non-mother–calf dyads. Behaviour, 1–39. DOI:10.1163/1568539X-bja10333 In this paper we explore the use of six pair swimming positions (PSP) in bottlenose dolphin dyads based on each partner’s sex and age. The patterns observed suggest each PSP could have different functions in dolphin social interactions.
A Surprise Webinar! We recorded Kathleen's Oct 2025 talk during the RIMS ecotour. Learn about different research topics DCP has been asking over the years!
The pouring rain all night suggested we’d be washed (or muddied) out this morning. But that was not the case. Thank goodness for current! The current was a bit stronger than ...
The rainstorm at 4 AM woke all of us. It sounded like reindeer running rampant on the roof! The water visibility was next to nothing. We could not ...
Our morning began as usual with a trek to Bailey’s Key at 6:30 am. The sky was overcast and thick with clouds. There was even some drizzle, but the underwater visibility was good and the dolphins … well, Stan, Buzz, Rocky, and Tank decided Kathleen’s fins were ...
Today, there was no such thing as personal space! Marie, Felicia, and Morgan met Rocky during their encounter and had fun with some of the younger dolphins in the pod during their swim. During Kathleen’s early morning ...