Dolphins ‘know each other’s names’

Dolphins ‘know each other’s names’ – Sunday Times – Times Online
They found that dolphins responded strongly to the whistles of their relatives and associates while generally ignoring those of dolphins to whom they had no link.

Janik said: “Bottlenose dolphins are the only animals other than humans to have been shown to transmit identity information independent of the caller’s voice.”

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