Many hands make light work. Or, in the case of cooperative interspecies foraging in southern Brazil, flippers and hands catch more fish together.
Dolphins and humans have hunted mullet together in Laguna, Brazil, for generations, increasing the catch for both species. Drone-based video shows that the dolphins coordinate with each other during these hunts, researchers report February 12 in Current Zoology. The analysis also reveals which of the dolphins’ tactics are most likely to result in a successful catch for both mammal species.
The tandem hunting practiced by Lahille’s bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus gephyreus) and local fishermen often yields more bounty for all. In the murky estuaries in southern