Dolphins can learn from peers how to use shells as tools
The marine mammal learns how to hunt from mom, but not always, a study suggests
![bottlenose dolphin carrying a shell](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/062420_JA_dolphin-shelling_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
Some bottlenose dolphins in Australia’s Shark Bay use shells to collect lunch. A dolphin will trap underwater prey in large sea snail shells, carry the shell to the surface and shake the contents into its mouth.
S. Wild/Dolphin Innovation Project