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A Dolphin By Any Other Name

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what's-in-a-name dept.

SloppyElvis writes "CNN is reporting that scientists have proven that Dolphins can communicate with each other by name. From the article: 'researchers synthesized signature whistles with the caller's voice features removed and played them to dolphins through an underwater speaker' to which the mammals responded. This form of identification in language was previously only known to exist in the human world." Thankfully they still haven't evolved opposable thumbs.

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  1. the story was on the AP wire days ago as well by SuperBanana · · Score: 0, Troll
    I really wonder how this is just now making it out to the mass media.

    The worst part is that AP covered this story at least 2-3 days ago. Slashdot has turned into "ads for nerds, news that is picked up off the AP wire a couple days late."

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