A group of scientists now considers a little-known dolphin that only lives along the Atlantic coasts of Western Africa to be among the continent's most endangered mammals, a list that includes widely ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In 1828, in a short paper in the journal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The all-white dolphin calf at the surface next to a fully grown adult. The all-white dolphin calf at the surface next to a fully ...

A Nigerian conservationist and his team are racing to save the Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii), a shy, mysterious cetacean found in Africa's coastal waters. The Atlantic humpback dolphin is ...

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A boat captain saw the baby white bottlenose dolphin swimming with a pod in Algoa Bay, photos show. He identified the animal as albino. Photo from Lloyd Edwards / Raggy Charters A boat captain was out ...

Some dolphins live close to the shore, where they regularly encounter humans. This is affecting their numbers. Simon Elwen South Africa has a wide range of oceanographic conditions around the coast.