Dolphin name game reveals complex relationships.
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have discovered male bottlenose dolphins can retain individual vocal labels, or “names”, to help recognise friends and rivals in their social network, much like humans.
The discovery paints a picture of the social intelligence of dolphins whereby no other non-human animals have been found to retain an individual “name” when they form long-term cooperative partnerships with one another.
Valeria Senigaglia, PHD candidate in Marine Biology at Murdoch University, explained us the complexity of the dolphins social connections and communication.
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