Wild dolphins were captured on film putting sea sponges over their snouts, using them as tools to hunt along the seafloor.

Dolphins have long fascinated scientists and animal lovers alike, not just for their intelligence, but for the many ways they seem to mirror human behaviour. They form deep friendships, play for fun, ...

BOTTLE NOSE DOLPHIN SWIMMING FAST AND PLAY WITH SPONGE© Yann hubert/Shutterstock.com In Shark Bay, Western Australia, some Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins use sponges as tools while they hunt.

March 23 (UPI) --Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology. But it wasn't until the 1960s that methodical research into dolphin ...