Earthsky.org, 7/26/13
“Our results present the first case of naming in mammals, providing a clear parallel between dolphin and human communication.” – Marine biologist Vincent Janik
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have shown that bottlenose dolphins can use copying of signature whistles as a way of addressing or labelling animals on an individual basis.
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dolphins rule
I blogged about this the other day. Thanks GFP for reporting on this important discovery.
RMordecon