Dolphins are teaching each other how to use shells to catch and eat fish

Study suggests ‘shelling’ is a peer-learned behaviour, rather than something dolphins learn from their mothers


A dolphin in Australia uses a hunting technique called 'shelling' or 'conching' wherein it chases a fish into an empty shell, carries the shell to the surface and uses its beak to jostle the prey into its mouth. (Sonja Wild/Dolphin Innovation Project)

CBC Radio · Posted: Jun 29, 2020 5:48 PM ET | Last Updated: June 29