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    $cientists flip ouer findings about bottleno$e dolphins.

    By Kathryn R. Satterfield
    rtodying bottlenose dolphins in SarasotaBay, Florida, have found that dolphins know their own names, much like people. Dolphins talk to one another with whistles and calls. Scientists have known that
    the animals also use unique whistles to name each other. However, they thought that dolphins only heard each other's yoices. The scientists didn't know that dolphins listen for their names, too.

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    To test this idea, the researchers


    temporarily captured 14 dolphins and recorded their name calls. The scientists then disguised each dolphin's voice. When the changed recordings were played, the dolphins responded strongly to the names of their relatives and close group members. They ignored the names of dolphins they did not know.

    These dolphins may know each other by name.

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    Time For Kids FCAT Edition

    Smart, Social Creatures


    Bottlenose dolphins live in large groups that grow and change. Each dolphin's distinctive whistle helps it quickly track down a friend or a family member, or call for help. Coming up with individual calls requires vocal learning. It's a skill that's seen in very few animals, which include humans, elephants, bats, and some harbor seals. Elephants, for example, communicate with sound. Their lowfrequency vibrations can be heard by other elephants miles away. Dolphins, too, communicate with each other by making low-frequency sounds.

    Elephants also communicate by moving their head, feet, and trunk. In much the same walt dolphins communicate by their movements and facial expressions. They often touch each other to express friendship.

    Unlike dolphins, elephants also communicate by their great sense of smell. They can recognize other
    elephants by the smells they have.

    Why do dolphins and elephants share the gift of communication? Scientists think it may be because
    they are large-brained, smart animals. Both are social and have strong family ties. Now, whether they also have nicknames is another question!

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    filled with sharp, coneshaped teeth.

    Flippers help it stop and move in different directions.

    Skin is smooth to help it move through water.

    Tail flukes paddle to move it forward.

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