Guido J. Parra

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Associate Professor, Research Leader of the Cetacean Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution Lab, Flinders University

Australian humpback dolphins (Sousa sahulensis) engage in close social contact. Caitlin Nicholls, CEBEL, Flinders University

January 18, 2026

Caitlin Nicholls, Flinders University; Guido J. Parra, Flinders University, and Luciana Möller, Flinders University

The highly social lives of many marine mammals brings many benefits. But it also comes with a hidden cost.

Thermal image of an adult bottlenose dolphin captured by a drone-mounted thermal camera. Charlie White/CEBEL

January 7, 2026

Charlie White, Flinders University and Guido J. Parra, Flinders University

Assessing the health of dolphins and whales is notoriously difficult. But new technology can help.