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Dolphins learn to 'walk on water'

By T.K. Randall
October 24, 2010 · Comment icon

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Image Credit: (Flickr) Zest-pk

Wild dolphins are learning to tail-walk and are teaching other dolphins how to do it too.

This remarkable example of dolphins "culturally transmitting" playful behaviour to one another is being hailed as a further demonstration of dolphin intelligence and their similarity to humans.

Six dolphins have now been seen mastering the technique - furiously paddling their tail fluke, forcing their body out and across the water.

Source: BBC News | Comments (9)

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#1 Posted by DarthGluttonous 15 years ago

Playful behavior? Or slowly learning to walk on land and take over the Earth? Only time will tell xD

#2 Posted by SpiderCyde 15 years ago

Today...walking, tomorrow...conquering.

#3 Posted by BaneSilvermoon 15 years ago

And here we all thought they would quietly leave while politely thanking us for all the fish.

#4 Posted by Father Of Evolution 15 years ago

:ph34r: :ph34r: Oh my Joe Pesci! they're starting to invade!!

#5 Posted by Badradness 15 years ago

Thats just awesome. Proof that just because WE can't figure out how to communicate we cannot assume everything else living on our planet is not intelligent. So dolphins, orcas, whales, chimps, gorillas, elephants?

#6 Posted by Col. Kurtz 15 years ago

I saw this on the news,,, it was suggested that it may have been a captive dolphin that was taught this trick, then released and has apperently taught other dolphins this cool trick.

#7 Posted by BaneSilvermoon 15 years ago

I saw this on the news,,, it was suggested that it may have been a captive dolphin that was taught this trick, then released and has apperently taught other dolphins this cool trick. They specifically named said dolphin in the article.

#8 Posted by prometheus369 15 years ago

Good bye and thanks for all the fish!!!

#9 Posted by SpiderCyde 15 years ago

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