In search of love, dolphins head for song school

If you want to find the path to true love, many would suggest you join a choir. This, at least, seems to be exactly what the bottlenose dolphin world does. Research carried out by Bristol University scientists has shown that the hyper-intelligent marine mammals appear to join vocal forces to win over a mate, with groups of males synchronising their sounds in sweet harmony when a potential Mrs Dolphin swims into view. Said research has yet to reveal what repertoire they prefer to croon, though we imagine Sibelius’s Dolphinlandia and Gerald Dolphinzi’s Earth and Air and Rain may well be part of the mix. We assume, however, that it’s all sung in the key of sea…