033 Beyond the Clicks: Are Dolphins Speaking a Secret Language?

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They're a favorite of the ocean, but their minds are a mystery. Charles and Sophia explore the latest research into dolphin communication, from the unique "signature whistles" they use to name each other, to the complex clicks and gestures that might just be a language we are finally starting to understand.

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00:00to the studio today we're talking about one of the most fascinating animals on the planet

00:13the dolphin i know they're a favorite of yours sophia and i'm very curious to hear about the

00:18new research on their communication so viewers i am handing the mic over to you thank you charles

00:23it's a great topic for a long time we've known that dolphins are incredibly intelligent

00:27but the latest research is suggesting that they might have a complex language of their own

00:31they don't just communicate they seem to have names for each other so they're not just making

00:35sounds they're talking to each other yes scientists have found that each dolphin has a signature whistle

00:41that is unique to them they'll use that whistle to call for each other to identify themselves

00:45and to communicate with their pod so it's like a name that's incredible it is and they can also

00:50learn to imitate the whistles of other dolphins which is a key component of a complex language

00:54what about the other sounds they make the clicks and the whistles well the clicks are for echolocation

00:59which is how they see in the water they'll send out a series of clicks and the sound will bounce

01:03off of an object like a fish and return to them so they're using sound to paint a picture of their

01:09world yes and the whistles are for social purposes they'll use them to form alliances to share

01:15information and to create a very complex social structure so they're not just living in the ocean

01:20they're living in a society that's a great way to put it so what's the next step are we gonna be

01:24able to talk to them we may be scientists are working on a number of projects to try and decipher

01:28their language but it's a very difficult thing to do we're talking about a language that's completely

01:33different from our own it's a very exciting and very humbling thought it is I think what we're

01:38learning is that we're not the only ones with a complex language and that there's a lot we can learn

01:43from these brilliant creatures I completely agree so thank you for being with us today my pleasure

01:48for sure

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