A recent study shows that dolphins chatter while cooperating on a task. The line between human and animal language may not be as clear as we like to thinkA team of researchers in Florida recently set out to record the “acoustic behaviour” of bottlenose dolphins while they completed a difficult maneuver. The scientists designed a container with two lids and loops of rope at each end, and placed it in the water. Inside were treats like fish and gelatin cubes.
The container could be opened more easily whether two dolphins cooperated – putting their beaks in the loops and pulling in opposite directions.
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Source: theguardian.com