Divers Attempt to Communicate With Wild Dolphins, Using A Two-Way Translation Device

I dont think dolphins have a universal language when they communicate to each other. So it would be a purely taught thing. it would make it much easier for them to communicate back as we use hand signals to communicate and they dont have hands.Which could allow for a two way communication.But what would they say? things like do a belly role or would they try to teach us things?

Human to Dolphin - Hi we are humans, how are you.

Dolphin to Human - Dude quit screwing up the oceans and killing our cousins the whales. If you don't, our ancient ancestors are going to come here in a shiny black tube and destroy our planet.

So long and thanks for all the fish.

dolphins are the second most intelligent species on earth-from hitch hikers guide to the galaxy

i wonder what they can teach us

When I was in college (a decade or so ago) I remember reading an article about dolphins attempting to teach humans their language. It had something to do with a set of 3x3 holes and symbols inside (or above?) each hole. The dolphins, once they learned to recognize the symbols, apparently began 'vocalizing' distinct sounds when they used the device, which involved them putting their mouth through the hole. However, I don't recall whether it was a reliable source or a more speculative source... Nor do I know if there was any follow up research.

Apes learn sign, dolphins learn words. We can't understand a peep from them? Who's smarter?

I remember a study on whales suggesting that each pod or group might have its own language. This is a great idea, but they will have to learn each group's language one by one.

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I've read documentation about dolphins having names, their name is always a modification of the mothers name. I've read how dolphins seek revenge, a case was one young dolphin was attacked by a beluga whale, the young dolphin went back to it's pod, rallied up all the other young dolphins and went and hunted down the beluga that beat him up and proceeded to beat up that whale.

They are also one of the only other mammals that are documented in having sexual relations for pleasure.

They can learn from us, use our tools when those tools are designed for their use, they can figure out puzzles, and other tasks. I for one cannot WAIT to be able to hear what they have to say, what they can teach us, the information and point of view that they have of us.

LibertyTreeBud - says: LibertyTreeBud I think the dolphin would say something like "Why is the water so radioactive?"; "All my babies abort, there are no more babies, why?"; "The Gulf of Mexico will make you sick."; "Why do you kill us?"; "What do you want from us?"; "Can't you leave us alone? We just want to live in peace and have our babies grow up."

Since the government corporations in the world don't listen to the humans and in fact work hard to cull the stock, why bother finding out that the dolphins are in the same boat?

What a hassle for our world-dictatorship to have to lie, cheat and betray yet another species into servitude and degradation. Early on the government used heroin on dolphins to encourage them to behave the way the 'masters' wanted them to behave. Some things will never change at heart.

Piffft, Dolphins shmalphins! if they're so smart how come they're always getting caught in our fishing nets?

katie saucey. dolphins get caought in the nets because they follow the fish and so do the nets. and to counter that statment why do people allways get caught in ponzi schemes?

but i think we could both learn alot from dolphins. espically if they turn out to be sentient

Wouldn't the Dolphin word for "cave" be an imitation of the sonar echo they get there? Perhaps blind people who navigate with clicks will be the first to understand their language.

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Dolphins don't have a language nearly as complex as a humans, because if they did they would also have a civilization, and we would be competing with them for life.