Dolphins are carnivores and predators to various ocean animals, such as octopus, fish, and squid. Fortunately, dolphins are not known to eat people — though on rare occasions, dolphins have ...

Orbach said other researchers have found evidence of pharmaceuticals in the marine environment in shrimp and fish, but there's been very limited research on apex predators such as dolphins.

Without dolphins, the animals they prey on would increase in number, and their predators wouldn’t have as much to eat. This would disrupt the natural balance in the food chain and could negatively ...