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Dumb dolphins
Monday, 21 August 2006
Presenter: Geoff Hutchison
The long-held belief that dolphins are one of the smartest things in the ocean has been blown right out of the water.
Just how smart was Flipper after all?
Geoff Weir, the Conservation Director at the Australian Dolphin Research Centre, says that they really aren’t all that clever.
He says that even though dolphins have a large brain, a lot of their grey matter is probably set aside for processing sound.
“They can send clicks out into the water, listen to those and build up sound pictures just like a medical ultrasound,” Geoff told 720 Morning presenter Geoff Hutchison.
In fact, Mr Weir says, a dolphin’s brain is more like a bat.
“Their brain has a very similar structure to a bat’s brain that uses sonar in a very similar way, “ he said.
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Dolphins are dumber than goldfish - professorNalisha Kalideen
August 17 2006 at 05:06AM
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...1855765C442092Dolphins are dumber than goldfish.
In fact, the brains of the adorable mammals of the deep are so poorly organised, they don't have the intelligence to jump out of enclosures - unlike goldfish.
Research by Wits University Professor Paul Manger shows that the dolphin is dumb. Its brain may be large, but only so that it can generate heat to keep warm.
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They jump at Sea World.I didn't come here to fight, I hate fighting. Life is way too short to spend it on fighting! Go fight with yourself, one of you will eventually win!Comment
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yes that sure does look tasty.
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everyone knows bison are the worlds smartest animalOne set of rules for all in the beloved communityComment
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Exactly!Originally posted by MeatheadComment
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and leanest
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Plus you can't wear Dolphin skin.I didn't come here to fight, I hate fighting. Life is way too short to spend it on fighting! Go fight with yourself, one of you will eventually win!Comment
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and take it from me, bison DO have a blowhole
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It's fish week people!!! Get motivated!Comment
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Or maybe they're smart enough to not want to land on the concrete outside of the tank.Originally posted by RedEyE
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That can't possibly be it.Originally posted by lordofgunComment
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