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A new way to measure the age of dolphins opens a window onto the lives of these iconic animals

Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Evi Hanninger, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Emma Betty,…

byEvi Hanninger

November 20, 2025