An Age of Magic

Dolphin ‘talk’

December 20, 2007 on 10:11 am | In Culture, Technology | No Comments

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I always love it when I see any article that talks about dolphins. We already know how intelligent these beautiful creatures are but scientists are only just discovering just HOW smart these water-dwelling creatures are! Studies on dolphins in Queensland Australia have proven that dolphins have their own language with a specific vocabulary of over 200 ’sounds’.

These sounds consist of whistles and clicks and the mammals use them to communicate and hold their own conversations. Scientists studying them were already aware of twenty different sounds and their meaning but now a further 186 distinct sounds have been identified. These include a sound to signify ‘loneliness’, ‘excitement’, ’playfulness’ and when a group of the creatures find food. They also actually ’speak’ amongst themselves pretty much as we humans do when conversing.

Wonderful and fascinating stuff. And I’ll bet they make a lot more sense than some of us people do!

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