Many people naturally like our Dolphin mammal cousins, they seem very nice and friendly and they seem to like us too. Well, especially if we give them free fish, while they are in captivity. And to them we are mostly harmless although some human fishermen do in fact get them caught in nets as they try to catch tuna fish that the Dolphins are following for food. Dolphins are highly evolved and their sonar works by bouncing sounds off objects and they can feel the differences in their teeth, which are slightly offset. This is an incredible ability and very few mammals can do this. Recently I was talking with a lady who use to work with dolphins and swim with them. She spent much of her life doing research and studying their language and behaviors. She was convinced that they are so highly intelligent that they are perhaps smarter than the average human by quite a bit. She also indicated that they liked to play practical jokes often and that she felt like they were laughing at her as she attempted to swim with them. Often she said they would play with her as companion, but also sometimes like child plays with a floating toy in a swimming pool. Interesting indeed. Think on this tonight. |
