PICS
VIDEOS
DISCUSSION
MOVIES
VIDEO GAMES
MUSIC
INTERNETS
TV
TECH
SCIENCE
JAPANWTF
SFW SEXY
Researchers discover dolphins call each other by name
With the complex vocalizations of the bottlenose dolphin, scientists have suspected that the sea mammals may have “names” for each other to distinguish individuals, and now it looks like that has been confirmed. But what do dolphins name each other? Hopefully something cooler than Jennifer or Cody.
According to researchers working with scientists at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, this finding makes dolphins the only other living beings on the planet other than humans to assign such specific monikers to known family members and associates. Researcher Stephanie King, of the University of St. Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit, said, “animals produced copies [of sounds] when they were separated from a close associate and this supports our belief that dolphins copy another animal’s signature whistle when they want to reunite with that specific individual.” The scientists believe the name assignments are limited to particular groups. King continues, “interestingly, signature whistle copying was only found in pairs of animals composed of mothers and their calves or adult males who form long-term alliances with one another.”
76 notes
-
raindropprincess reblogged this from allacharade
-
weweremerelyfreshmen likes this
-
snogboxtardis likes this
-
livefromplanetearth reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
whimsicalwanderingsofjojo reblogged this from digitalpiracy and added:
How awesome is this?
-
foreveroctober23 reblogged this from allacharade
-
kennyvee likes this
-
ibingeonbonbons reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
digitalpiracy reblogged this from jessicam
-
cyberfrost reblogged this from c-d-e
-
cyberfrost likes this
-
c-d-e reblogged this from loveandentropy and added:
Probably more like AwesomemcRapist and De HumanDrowner
-
meeksmoniker reblogged this from iheartchaos and added:
all safely assume...talk shit behind the average human’s back
-
raindropprincess likes this
-
allacharade reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
jack-west reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
thebaldfromfrance likes this
-
thepandabaker reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
fuggdis likes this
-
loveandentropy reblogged this from iheartchaos and added:
are, it’s probably names like “Cocksucker” and “Fuckface”.
-
tellthattogod likes this
-
bunnyiscthulhu likes this
-
anotherlastwarning reblogged this from billieisaguysname
-
milliface reblogged this from omnomtaters
-
baconlover reblogged this from incurrrablehumanist
-
queermarxistfashionista reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
boobhildeofficial reblogged this from icebelow
-
icebelow reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
cee7ow likes this
-
claustrophobiccosmonaut reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
thingswordsandotherstuff reblogged this from thesacredharmony
-
shaddapayourface reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
hncook reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
hncook likes this
-
sabbers21 reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
egmoo reblogged this from slytherynn
-
thesacredharmony reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
sure-as-the-wind likes this
-
maverick918 likes this
-
blackbirdsandrabbits reblogged this from slytherynn
-
kittykhole likes this
-
morepenguin likes this
-
crowleyposse reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
incurrrablehumanist reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
slytherynn reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
tabbran reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
vettech1 likes this
-
jessicam reblogged this from iheartchaos
-
jessicam likes this
-
sibenik likes this
- Show more notes
