Bengal tiger meets bottlenose dolphin

Mavrick, a 14-month-old male Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, blows a mass of bubbles while checking out Akaasha, a six-month-old female Bengal tiger.

Dolphins jump over tourists

Dolphins jump over tourists at the Xcaret eco-park near Cancun, Mexico. Neon pink flamingos, howler monkeys, brilliant toucans and mysterious sea turtles are just a few of the locals you can meet by trading a tequila-fueled beach vacation for a more nature-friendly trip.

Amazonian dolphins say it with weeds

A man may bring flowers to impress women, but male Amazon river dolphins carry weeds to win over the opposite sex, according to British and Brazilian researchers.

Tiny mammal was ancestor of cetaceans

The skeleton of a whale hangs in a cetaceans museum in Puerto Calero, Spain. A tiny deer-like mammal was the forerunner of whales, dolphins and porpoises, according to a study released by Nature, the weekly British science journal.

This handout artist rendering shows The 48 million year old ungulate Indohyus from India. Indohyus is a close relative of whales, and the structure of its bones and chemistry of its teeth indicate that it spent much time in water. In this reconstruction, it is seen diving in a stream, much like the modern African Mousedeer does when in danger.