Dolphins who need dolphins

Researchers at the Dolphin Communication Project get a lot of questions from the public about dolphin behavior, but one question above all the others has given us the biggest kick. And, sparked a rather interesting answer. The question, posed to us once by a young dolphin enthusiast, was ‘How do dolphins get married?' Not ‘do dolphins get married' mind you, but ‘how do they get married'. Learn the answer to this question in this week’s episode. Transcipt of this episode :: Read a transcript of this week's episode Ann Weaver's research :: Read Ann Weaver's story about dolphin social relationships Interview with Ann Weaver :: Read the Dolphin Pod's interview with Ann Weaver Leszek Karczmarski's research :: Learn more about Leszek Karczmarski's research with spinner dolphins in Hawaii Woman marries dolphin :: Oh boy - the only case of a dolphin marriage currently on the books..... Shark Bay dolphins :: Learn more about the dolphins of Shark Bay File Download (7:11 min / 6.6 MB)