Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and partner institutions, including the Brookfield Zoo Chicago ...

focused on non-signature whistles—which comprise approximately 50% of whistles produced by Sarasota dolphins. Non-signature whistles differ from the more widely-studied signature whistles ...

Dozens of dolphins have been recorded making specific whistle sounds that seem to refer to a shared meaning, expressing either questioning or alarm. Some researchers are claiming this shared usage ...

Dolphins typically communicate with each other using a range of whistles (some of which are names), echolocating clicks to help them hunt, and burst-pulse sounds in social contexts. Since the ...

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Dolphin communication systems are regarded as being very complex and even share parallels with how humans communicate. "Signature whistles" are unique to each dolphin in a way that names are ...

Bottlenose dolphins’ signature whistles just passed an important test in animal psychology. A new study by my colleagues and me have shown that these animals may use their whistles as name-like ...

It turns out that some dolphins do, too. Bottlenose dolphin moms modify their individually distinctive whistles when their babies are nearby, researchers report June 26 in the Proceedings of the ...