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Japan: Woman Uses Comb Sound to Captivate Dolphins at Osaka Aquarium

On October 9, 2025, in Osaka, Japan, the video captured a young Chinese woman gently brushing a fine-toothed comb near the dolphin pool. Drawn to the unusual sound, two dolphins swam over, curiously hovering near the glass and following the movement of the comb. The woman laughed as she continued making the sound, creating a charming interaction between human and marine life that delighted visitors watching nearby.

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Ukrainian Navy on patrol in Black Sea off Odesa coast

Two dolphins swim in the Black Sea as a Ukrainian Navy cutter is on patrol along the coast of Odesa, Ukraine, on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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[Breaking News]Risso's dolphins

TAIJI, Japan, July 19 Kyodo - A visitor swims with two Risso's dolphins released into a limited area in Taiji, a whaling town in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama, on July 19, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Risso's dolphins

A visitor swims with two Risso's dolphins released into a limited area in Taiji, a whaling town in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama, on July 19, 2024.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, is a Pacific white-sided dolphin at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. Two of the dolphins, including this one, were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, is a Pacific white-sided dolphin at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. Two of the dolphins, including this one, were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, are two Pacific white-sided dolphins at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The dolphins were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-YANGTZE FINLESS PORPOISES-PROTECTION (CN)

(230727) -- WUHAN, July 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two Yangtze finless porpoises swim at the Baiji Dolphin House under the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on July 12, 2023. Three generations of researchers at the Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have spent decades rescuing and nursing endangered species - the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze finless porpoise. The latter is dubbed the "smiling angel of the Yangtze River" as its slightly curly lips resemble those of a smiling person. Baiji dolphin Qi Qi passed away in July 2002 after living for more than 22 years at the Baiji Dolphin House under CAS Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan. There was no more Baiji dolphin at the house after Qi Qi's death, but the house and the Wuhan Baiji Conservation Foundation kept their names unchanged. Researchers there decided to apply protective measures designed for Baiji dolphins to their "cousins" - Yangtze finless porpoises. El

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The First Artificially Bred Baby Dolphin in Guizhou

GUIYANG, CHINA - JULY 8, 2023 - Two dolphins are seen at the Longchuan Polar Ocean World Park in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China, July 8, 2023. On the same day, the first artificially bred and naturally born baby dolphin in Guizhou province officially met visitors at the Longchuan Polar Ocean World Park. It is reported that the baby dolphin was born at 3 am on May 6, 2023, which is the first time in the Guizhou Plateau, where the altitude pressure is completely different from the coastal environment. At present, the park has successfully bred sea lions, Arctic wolves, nutria and other mammals.

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More than 30 dolphins washed up on beach in Chiba Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows two dolphins washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day.

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More than 30 dolphins washed up on beach in Chiba Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 3, 2023, shows two dolphins washed up on a beach near the boundary between the city of Isumi and the town of Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. More than 30 dolphins were found washed ashore on the beach the same day.

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Chinese white dolphins spotted in waters off China's Guangxi

STORY: Chinese white dolphins spotted in waters off China's Guangxi DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the officer of environmental supervision 2. various of white dolphins STORYLINE: Two Chinese white dolphins were spotted in waters off Fangchenggang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The animal is under first-class state protection in China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China. (XHTV)

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Beach with dolphins

KOBE, Japan - A dolphin jumps at Suma beach in Kobe, western Japan, on July 11, 2013. Two dolphins from a nearby aquarium are being kept at a demarcated part of the beach, which opened for the summer season the same day.

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Beach with dolphins

KOBE, Japan - Two dolphins jump at Suma beach in Kobe, western Japan, on July 11, 2013. The two dolphins from a nearby aquarium are being kept at a demarcated part of the beach, which opened for the summer season the same day.

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No member quits Japan aquarium body over dolphin hunt ban

Kazutoshi Arai (L), chairman of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, speaks at a press conference following a two-day general meeting in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 29, 2015. While some association members remained dissatisfied over the group's recent ban on acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts, none of them have left the body over the issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

Kazutoshi Arai, head of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, speaks to reporters in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28, 2015, as the association started a two-day regular general meeting. The association explained to its member bodies about the recent decision to ban them from acquiring dolphins caught in controversial drive hunts in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

A man enters a hotel in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, where the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums began its two-day meeting, on May 28, 2015. The association explained to its member bodies about the recent decision to ban them from acquiring dolphins caught in controversial drive hunts in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan zoo, aquarium body meeting starts, dolphin hunt among topics

The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums starts its two-day regular general meeting in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28, 2015. The association explained to its member bodies about the recent decision to ban them from acquiring dolphins caught in controversial drive hunts in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo