DCP’s mission to promote the scientific study of dolphins and inspire their conservation. One way we achieve this is through film projects. Scroll this page to see DCP Films through the years! You can also access these films, along with our recorded webinars, on DCP’s YouTube channel.
Please check back as we continue to update the video projects featured on this page!
Appreciating Killer Whales (2026): With this film, you can dive into large and small dolphin research, including pectoral fin contacts, pair swimming positions, social dynamics, personalities, physiology, and more. This film highlights the history of Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski and the Dolphin Communication Project’s dolphin research, including some of the research supported by and conducted at Loro Parque. DCP is proud of our research collaboration with Loro Parque and this film was completed with support from Loro Parque Fundacion.
Click to Watch “Appreciation Killer Whales” on YouTube
Sustainability at Anthony’s Key Resort (2022): On the northwest shore of Roatan, Honduras, lies Anthony’s Key Resort (AKR), which is home to the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS). AKR has made strides toward a more sustainable form of tourism. AKR’s blueprint engages travelers and the travel industry in supporting goals that include protecting the environment and addressing plastic consumption. It is no long enough to deliver a positive tourist experience; the experience must be done in a sustainable way.
On the northwest shore of Roatan, lies Anthony’s Key Resort, AKR, which is home to the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences, where more than 20 Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and more that 60 guest bungalows are situated.
DCP’s Reading Study (2025): How do dolphins respond to learned 3D and 2D symbols? DCP been working with the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences for a couple decades and Marineland in Antibes for a few years. This type of research is highly enriching for the dolphins, and it is very informative for researchers.
Click to Watch “DCP’s Reading Study” on YouTube
DCP College Field Course (2022): DCP partners with universities to teach student field courses on location. DCP’s Field Course is designed to take you out of your comfort zone … to show you how to conduct field research, with new people, first-hand, and with live animals in all types of conditions.
DCP’s 20th Anniversary Video (2020): John Anderson created a celebratory film for DCP’s 20th Anniversary. Thank you to everyone who made the first 20 years possible. Stay tuned for the next 20 years!
DCP’s Creativity Study (2019): Creativity has become more widely accepted as a method of measuring cognitive abilities in humans. Developing tests that can be used with non-human animals, including dolphins, may also make creativity a valuable tool for the assessment of cognition in these species. What happens when dolphins are trained to “do something different?”
DCP College Field Course (2017): DCP partners with many universities for our field courses to Anthony’s Key Resort & the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences. Our longest partnership is with Dr. Shane Kanatous and Colorado State University. This short film showcases our 2017 program!
DCP’s Bimini Video (2015): We’ll never forget our 20 years of research & education in Bimini, The Bahamas. Transport yourself to Bimini, The Bahamas, and relive the field programs offered by the Dolphin Communication Project (DCP)!
RIMS Video (2013): Kathleen leads DCP’s studies on the bottlenose dolphins at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences, sometimes in the form of ecotours and sometimes as university field courses. Enjoy this blast from the past and learn about differences between the research at RIMS and our former wild sites in Japan and The Bahamas.
Dolphin Species Song (2008): A real throwback with this one! Can you sing along? Note: species were accurate as of 2008 🙂