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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Dolphin Name Calling

Already widely cited, but still worthy of note:

"We are not the only animals to give ourselves names, says research on bottlenose dolphins. The dolphins' distinctive whistles may function as individual calling cards, allowing them to recognize each other and even refer to others by name."

more at Nature

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