Sponging is a very special case of tool use – it is unique to Shark Bay’s dolphins and even there, only about one in nine individuals do it. The vast majority of them are female.

When marine biologists first spotted bottlenose dolphins cavorting off the coast of Australia wearing sea sponges on their snouts, they didn't know what to make of the odd behavior. Now, an ...

Female dolphins use sponges for protection when hunting; males not interested. Dec. 10, 2008— -- Sexual stereotypes are not the preserve of humans. Male dolphins, it seems, are not interested ...

Sponging Robert Siegel talks with Bill Christine, who covers horse racing for the Los Angeles Times, about a case of "sponging" at a racetrack in Santa Anita. "Sponging" is a sneaky ...

Dolphin sponging is a recent discovery: In 1997, scientists observed a group of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins engaging in the practice in Shark Bay, off the coast of Australia.

Sponging is a very special case of tool use - it is unique to Shark Bay's dolphins and even there, only about one in nine individuals do it. The vast majority of them are female. A genetic analysis ...

Before "Closer" unspooled Nov. 22 at the Village Theater, helmer Mike Nichols cautioned the aud: "For those who are here for the 'SpongeBob' screening, you are so in the wrong theater." ...

Bytfluke was one of the first dolphins seen sponging, in the 1980s The dolphins use basket sponges to stir up fish in sandy channels - the technique is almost exclusively used by females Sexual ...

You’re out there sponging up fields all the time. It’s just all part of it. When I went to Oregon State it was no different. We started our first 25 games on the road, ...

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Sponging compromises a horse’s breathing, and Maren’s Meadow finished third as the 9-10 favorite. “It’s very disturbing,” Rasmussen said. “Why did they have to cheat?