Does traveling, learning about animal behavior, & meeting dolphins = your kind of vacation?!
Join DCP’s Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski for a 7-night field program to Anthony’s Key Resort (AKR), Roatan, Honduras
Category: Blog & Field Reports
DCP at Planète Sauvage
Kathleen & Manon recently visited Planète Sauvage (France) for a visit to the CREAS (Centre for Research and Studies on Wild Animals). Exchanging ideas, discussing plans, and sharing DCP info!
Kathleen on “Robin’s Nest”
For Season 2, Episode 8, DCP’s own Kathleen joined Dr. Robin Ganzert on the podcast “Robin’s Nest.” Tune in to for a great conversation!
Students: Submit your dolphin questions by 28 Feb!
Calling all school-aged dolphin fans, everywhere! DCP will be recording a Q&A episode of our podcast, The DolphinPod. Grab your phone, record your dolphin-related question, and email the audio file to by 28 February 2025. When the episode airs, you just might hear your voice asking your question!
Valentines Season!
February means Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day means Dolphin Valentines. Obviously!
Snag dolphin-themed Valentine’s Day cards for free!
“Aerial Urination” What?
Dolphins shoot pee through the air onto the heads of their friends/enemies, says science.
The discovery of “aerial urination” in Amazon river dolphins as a novel form of communication. Justin weighs in!
Publication Alert!
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Individual variation in activity budgets of a stable population of killer whales in managed care across a year
Last Data Collection – a 2-week Summary
We both woke before our alarms and were treated to a moon view that was spectacular!
This morning was our last day of data collection, and the sea surface was …
Yay Visibility … Sort of!
Our early morning data collection session was a go! Manon collected the dolphin video data and had a silty 4 m underwater visibility. She entered a bit earlier to avoid the glare from direct sunlight. Kami and Elli played with seagrass. Gizmo and Kami played together. And all mom/calf pairs exchanged …
Weather Roulette!
ometime before sunrise, likely between 2 and 4 AM, it poured buckets. Or maybe it rained “cats & dogs”! We woke to find a muddy slurry for the water near our room and porch. Still, we gave it the college try and took the water taxi to Bailey’s Key at 6:30 AM. And …
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