Some dolphins treat skin conditions by rubbing themselves against corals, according to a recent report in the journal iScience. Researchers said in the report that the corals have medicinal properties ...

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins take their skin care seriously — in fact, the marine mammals medicate their skin by rubbing up against certain types of corals and sponges, which produce compounds ...

When a group of 360 dolphins visited corals located in the Northern Red Sea, reseachers noticed that calves under one year old would watch adults brush themselves against the coral. Angela Ziltener ...