They peep at their colleagues and imitate them. Dolphins use sponges and shells to get food
One of our most valuable skills that we use bluntly to develop our civilization is to share knowledge. It turns out that not only people are so smart. Dolphins can also learn from each other. Until now, it seemed to scientists that the ability to learn by observing other, unrelated representatives of their species is reserved only for two anthropoid species – chimpanzees and gorillas. Completed this year , conducted by scientists from the University of Leeds, however, prove that the same skill has bottlenose dolphins. Or at least their population, who liked the Shark Bay area. Dolphin intelligence What can a dolphin learn by observing his brother? It’s about the so-called shelling, i.e. a rather original way of obtaining food. It’s more or less about it: the dolphin finds a shell in which a very tasty and nutritious snack is hidden. He is not a shark, so he will not bite the shell to get to his prey. Instead, the dolphin puts it on the beak, lifts the beak out of the water and shak...