January 2014: A newly published study on the clymene dolphin, a small, sleek marine mammal living in the Atlantic Ocean, shows that this species arose through natural hybridisation between two dolphins species. In a molecular analysis including the closely related spinner and striped dolphins, scientists concluded that the clymene dolphin is the product a process that is common for plants, fishes and birds, but quite rare in mammals.
The study was conducted by to the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History , the Mote Marine Laboratory and the University of Lisbon.
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