Dolphins are people too

[mike]

So dolphins are people. Well, ‘non-human persons’ to be more accurate, and as such they deserve to have the same rights and be protected as humans.

That’s the extraordinary conclusion that scientists came to this week. Their claim — made at the world’s biggest science conference, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Vancouver — has been prompted by the latest findings about the amazing abilities of dolphins and whales.

Studies now show that these cetaceans, as they are technically known, possess the next most impressive brains after humans, even ranking above the great apes.

As Tom White, a professor in philosophy and ethics and a key figure behind this week’s call, told me recently: ‘We’ve reached the point where we need to talk about the dolphin as a who, not a what.

Experts believe that within a generation we will have learned to ‘talk’ to dolphins by decoding their clicks, 200 different types of which have already been identified.

Dolphin expert asks: Should they be treated as humans? | Mail Online

There is a petition here to stop amazon from selling dolphin and whale meat
Animals Petition: Tell Amazon.com To Permanently Ban The Sale Of Whale, Dolphin, and Porpoise Meat | Change.org

 

[Polterwurst]

*reanimating thread*

Do dolphins have a spoken language? - CNN.com

I wonder if they have "how many humans does it take" jokes.

 

[Waller]

Dolphins (all cetaceans) are the only, real 'aliens' on the planet. Pure Sirius consciousness. So how do you treat an alien? Like a human?

 

[Han]

*reanimating thread*

Do dolphins have a spoken language? - CNN.com

I wonder if they have "how many humans does it take" jokes.

Dolphin #1 Click Click:

Dolphin #2 Who's there?

Dolphin #1 Ima

Dolphin # 2Ima who?

Dolphin # 1 Ima Dolphin and I tell jokes.

 

[Randall]

I saw a show where they gave a dolphin the mirror test, a test that tells whether or not a creature can recognize a reflection of itself. The dolphin did figure it out but it wasn't immediate. Chimps do it faster. Humans do it the fastest. There are of course other measures of intellect and awareness, but I thought that one was interesting.

 

[Han]

Here is my favourite youtube video of all time:

The thing that I find so incredible is that the Crow uses something it could have just eaten as bait, it turned a piece of bread with a few calories in it, into a meal of a whole fish!

 

[Randall]

Here is my favourite youtube video of all time:

The thing that I find so incredible is that the Crow uses something it could have just eaten as bait, it turned a piece of bread with a few calories in it, into a meal of a whole fish!

That is totally awesome !