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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.

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 -- and possibly ...

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 ...

Sponging, then, is an all-or-nothing behaviour - learning it is too complicated and restrictive for any individual that lacks the time and impetus to do so. There are probably many other undiscovered ...

Female dolphin Dodger was already "sponging" by the age of two Female bottlenose dolphins are taught by their mothers to use marine sponges to look for food, according to a study. The finding ...

DEAR DEIDRE: OUR housemate’s boyfriend is treating our home like his own and sponging off us but she can’t see it. We are four girls in our early 20s. One girl got a new boyfriend two months ...

Despite being three time zones away, Blue Jays infielder Darwin Barney is doing his best to keep up with his Oregon State Beavers. And with good reason. The Beavers are the No.1 team in NCAA ...

As family traditions go, the bizarre feeding habits of bottlenose dolphins in a remote bay off Western Australia have stood the test of time.

Male Dolphins Leave Sponging to the Females Female dolphins use sponges for protection when hunting; males not interested.