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The undersea world isn't as quiet as we thought, according to a New Zealand researcher who found fish can "talk" to each other. Fish communicate with noises including grunts, chirps and pops, University of Auckland marine scientist Shahriman Ghazali has discovered according to newspaper reports Wednesday. "All fish can hear, but not all can make sound -- pops and other sounds made by vibrating their swim bladder, a muscle they can contract," Ghazali told the New Zealand Herald. Fish are believed to communicate with each other for different reasons, including attracting mates, scaring off predators or orienting themselves.

MARATHON, Fla. -- When rescuers started counting a large group of stranded dolphins in the Florida Keys this morning, they couldn't believe how many there were. So far, the count stands at 96.A group of veterinarians, members of marine mammal rescue groups and volunteers are caring for the wayward rough-tooth dolphins that stranded themselves just off Marathon Key Wednesday afternoon.

Every once in awhile, a story comes along that defies belief. We aren't talking about alien abduction stories, or two-headed-babies-with-a-gift-for-opera stories. We're talking about stories like the fish empathy project of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals reported recently by The Associated Press. The photo accompanying the story showcased two members of PETA and a fake fish sporting a smile eerily similar to one of the human's. That's one thing - fish, they don't smile, like humans or otherwise. They also don't meow or bark. Or pay mortgages. (They do, a lot of them, eat their young - unlike...