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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