More on dolphin language. The well-known Denise Herzing has given a TED Talk about the language abilities of dolphins. In her session titled “Do they have a language? If so, what are they talking about?” she shared her research in communicating with dolphins.
Read this TED blog post about the development of a wearable keyboard to communicate with the dolphins. Visit her website to find more information about her work.
We already heard of dolphin vocalizations and signature whistles. A new research suggests that dolphins might actually call each other by names.
In their latest study Stephanie King and fellow St. Andrews biologist Vincent Janik investigate a phenomenon they first described in 2006 bottlenose dolphins recognizing the signature whistles of other dolphins they know. Read the article and listen to amazing audio clips.
Very interesting article and in-depth research about the right whales. It is on the sience news for kids website but you can read it as well. Enjoy a whale of a lesson.
Brian Skerry describes the exhilaration of an up-close encounter with a curious, 45-foot-long right whale. Amazing footage from the National Geographic.
A huge pod of about 1,000 Common Dolphins stampeded off the coast of Dana Point, California, like a herd of wild horses. Passengers aboard Captain Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Safari boat were able to see a truely spectacular show.
It’s been 15 years since the documentary was first released in November 1997, but it is still considered one of the most telling exposures of the captive marine mammal industry. It is a must-see video for everybody. Captivity is not an option!
Read an article about it with further links.
We are happy to share a chapter of Veit Lindau’s book “Soul on Fire” about his dolphin experience. He has been at WildQuest every summer for the last 12 year and has become a very dear friend to us. Enjoy the read.
If you like it you can order the English ebook on amazon.com or itunes. The German version is also available on amazon.com and on itunes.
Dolphins and crickets might have more in common than you think. A large group of insects that includes crickets and katydids is believed to share a hearing feature with toothed whales like dolphins, according to a new study. Read all about it.
Read how dolphins use their clicks to find fish and how varying the amplitude of their clicks helps them to distinguish different objects. This techniques could help Human sonar operators to detect weak signals from sea mines in choppy, shallow waters.
Another wonderful account of one of our participants this year – very touching.
Words feel truly inadequate to explain what has been happening with me in the past 10 months that included 2 trips to WILDQUEST. My heart has opened and subsequently my ability to be present, both receive and give love and my whole body have transformed. Continue reading