Dolphin Bonding
A new study reveals that male bottlenose dolphins communicate by calling on their bros by name.
The University of Western Australia study found that dolphins use signature whistles for each other, and are the only animals besides humans to adopt names.
Researcher Stephanie King says that using individual names helps the dolphins negotiate a complex social network of relationships.
The study also revealed the male dolphins spend a lot of time caressing each other with their pectoral fins, as if they are holding hands.
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