[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ50PYMXDCQ]YouTube - Life: Bottlenose dolphins mud-ring feeding[/ame]
Yeah, I wouldn't have thought to try what they're doing....granted I'm not accustomed to oceanic environments and fish behaviors, but the concept they're employing here and the teamwork is pure genius. Obvious use of alot of communication, strategy, and lots of intelligence. I'm curious how their awareness compares to ours. They lack the limbs to create tools, but I wonder if they had limbs, if they would literally be the oceans version of us like you guys mention
hmm, maybe and extra sensitive dolphin or group of dolphins who existed at one point observed fishermen?... and he/she/they probably expressed this understanding to other dolphins..just theorizing
Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' - Times Online I feel bad for they way we treat them. One day they will be able to communicate with us and are gonna wonder wtf did we do to the planet..
That's a crazy thing to think about. Really makes you think.. As for the dolphins gang-raping their women? That's pretty fucked up.
Dolphins were recently decided to be the next most intelligent species after Humans.... they are amazing!! Anyone ever hear the story of how a pod of dolphins saved a man that was stuck out at sea for weeks? Source. Also, JohnJacobs used this article.
Watching this show is amazing while blitzed. It looks so dramatic and unreal. Crazy. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtBZi8CYYfA&feature=related]YouTube - BBC Life Series: "Plants" Part 1/6[/ame]
its not just that their brains are bigger " The studies show how dolphins have distinct personalities, a strong sense of self and can think about the future. It has also become clear that they are “cultural” animals, meaning that new types of behaviour can quickly be picked up by one dolphin from another. In one study, Diana Reiss, professor of psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York, showed that bottlenose dolphins could recognise themselves in a mirror and use it to inspect various parts of their bodies, an ability that had been thought limited to humans and great apes. In another, she found that captive animals also had the ability to learn a rudimentary symbol-based language. Other research has shown dolphins can solve difficult problems, while those living in the wild co-operate in ways that imply complex social structures and a high level of emotional sophistication. In one recent case, a dolphin rescued from the wild was taught to tail-walk while recuperating for three weeks in a dolphinarium in Australia. After she was released, scientists were astonished to see the trick spreading among wild dolphins who had learnt it from the former captive." not to mention the video of their strategic hunting anyway, on to my question you think if we released all the dolphins into the wild that could do tricks(given this quote" In one recent case, a dolphin rescued from the wild was taught to tail-walk while recuperating for three weeks in a dolphinarium in Australia. After she was released, scientists were astonished to see the trick spreading among wild dolphins who had learnt it from the former captive.") the wild dolphins would start doing tricks thatd be neat lol
Yeah, dolphins exhibit behaviors that are indicative to pleasure seekers. They play and like to enjoy themselves. I think if they had found a new behavior that was fun for them to do, or maybe even give them a chance to demonstrate rank in their pods or groups, then I'm sure they'd do it. Obviously not every behavior is going to be repeated though. We all learned the hokey pokey and shit but do you see any of us walking the streets doing that? No sir...there has to be benefit.