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Mike Wehner
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- Researchers have observed dolphins teaching each other new behaviors.
- The act of 'shelling,' or trapping fish in large shells, can spread throughout groups of dolphins as the animals observe and learn from one another.
- Understanding how animals pass on skills and new techniques is vital to our grasp of animal social groups and higher levels of intelligence in more advanced species.
Dolphins are some of the smartest animals on the planet. They're incredibly witty and capable of some pretty impressive things, including the use of tools to trap prey and even using objects to play games. A new discovery out of Australia further supports the notion that they're a seriously smart species, as scientists say they've observed dolphins actually teaching each other how to use tools and be better hunters.
This is particularly interesting because dolphins, like many mammals, tend to learn the vast majority of what they know from their mothers rather than from their peers. This new study throws that notion into question and shows that dolphins' already robust social structure may have even more added benefits.
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