If you've ever counted to three before jumping into the pool with a friend, you've got something in common with dolphins. ScienceMagArchives
If you've ever counted to three before jumping into the pool with a friend, you've got something in common with dolphins. The sleek marine mammals use coordinated clicks and whistles to tell each other the precise moment to perform a backflip or push a button, according to new research. That makes them the only animals besides humans known to cooperate with vocal cues.
Scientists have long suspected the cetaceans coordinate their actions through vocal cues. Underwater microphones, called hydrophones, have been picking up their whistles and clicks for decades. But dolphins don't open their mouths when they"talk," and tracking underwater sound has long been a technical challenge.
In two new studies, the teams used their equipment to help explain how the animals work together with such precision, in two very different situations.Courtesy of Dolphin Research Center/Grassy Key, Fla.
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