Research on signature whistles used to help endangered dolphins
06 September 2020 - 00:00
The whistles bottlenose dolphins use to communicate underwater are unique to each dolphin, and scientists have now made a breakthrough by using those whistles to map how big the dolphins populations are and where they travel. The breakthrough in bottlenose dolphin research could make a crucial difference to humpback dolphins, which are facing extinction...
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