You have probably heard the whistles and whistles that dolphins emit on some occasions, either because we had the opportunity to see them in person or in a documentary, they are not mere sounds, it is a very complex communication system.
The ability to speak exists only in animals whose brain weighs more than 700 grams, in the case of dolphins, this organ can weigh up to two kilograms and, in addition, it has been discovered that they have silent regions in the cerebral cortex, of which which there was only evidence that it existed in humans. All of this indicates that the whistles and sounds that dolphins make are more than just nonsensical noises.
- In 1950.
- John C.
- Lilly began studying communication with dolphins in a more serious way than before and discovered that these animals communicate in two ways: by echolocation and by a verbal system.
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As mentioned, communication with dolphins is divided into two different systems, one of which is echolocation, dolphins emit a kind of hiss that works similarly to the sound of a boat, thanks to this they can know how far away the objects are., in addition to its size, shape, texture and density.
The ultrasonic whistles they emit, inaudible to humans, hit the objects around them and send a notorious echo to the dolphins, even in a really noisy environment, thanks to this, they can be guided by the sea and avoid being the food of a predator.
In addition, dolphins have been found to have the ability to communicate orally with a sophisticated verbal system, that’s how these animals need to talk to each other, either on the water or outdoors.
Some studies argue that communication with dolphins goes further and that they have specific sounds to warn of danger or that there is food, and that sometimes they are really complex, we also know that when they are they are greeted with a certain vocabulary., as if they were using proper names.
Some surveys claim that each group of dolphins has their own vocabulary, this was discovered through studies in which different groups of the same species were brought together, but these were not mixed; scientists believe that this is due to their inability to understand each one, since each group develops its own language incomprehensible to others, as is the case with humans from different countries.
These findings, along with other curiosities about dolphins, show that these cetaceans have much greater intelligence than most animals.
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