Dolphins in Australia Using Sponges to Track Food

A group of researchers discovered that dolphins in west Australia are using a unique technique in order to locate food, this technique is only used by female dolphins and young female dolphins learning this technique from their moms. The dolphins attach a small sponge to the tip of their nose, which defends them from the sand inside the water and assists them in finding small fish.

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