INTERESTING SH!T: Dolphins Name Themselves
Just to go along with with last article, here’s something very interesting about dolphins. For years scientists have been trying to crack the dolphin language with little or no result. This article from 06 shows that there is a definite structure to their language, and they actually give themselves names denoting a higher form of consciousness than the typical other “beast”. There’s so much that goes on under the water that we can’t even conceive of, and they’ve been existing in it for much longer than we’ve lived on land.
Just to go along with with last article, here’s something very interesting about dolphins. For years scientists have been trying to crack the dolphin language with little or no result. This article from 06 shows that there is a definite structure to their language, and they actually give themselves names denoting a higher form of consciousness than the typical other “beast”. There’s so much that goes on under the water that we can’t even conceive of, and they’ve been existing in it for much longer than we’ve lived on land.
Dolphins Name Themselves With Whistles, Study Says
James Owen
for National Geographic News
for National Geographic News
May 8, 2006
Dolphins give themselves “names”—distinctive whistles that they use to identify each other, new research shows.
Scientists say it’s the first time wild animals have been shown to call out their own names.