Dolphins Know Each Other by Name

Animal communication is something that runs far deeper than most people care to think about.  Scientists have known for sometime that sperm whales and dolphins have distinct whistles that equate to their individual identity.  They have names.  Further confirmation comes with the just announced finding that dolphins use these whistle 'names' to call to each other in the wild.

 A large share of the human population on Earth has an affection for cetaceans; the mammalian family that includes whales, purposes, and dolphins. They are exceptionally intelligent creatures. Despite being viewed favorably by most people, these animals that name themselves are subjected to constant assault on their marine habitat. Overexploitation of the ocean's living and mineral resources by humans puts all cetaceans species at grave risk.  We need to show more respect for all the species with whom we share our earth.    No doubt, that's what we would want and expect if the tables were turned and we were dolphins and they were us.

Here is a story that reports on this latest finding...   http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/20/172538036/researchers-find-that-dolphins-call-each-other-by-name?ft=1&f=1001&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter