Amazing Dolphin Behavior


	Amazing Dolphin Behavior

blakelylaw

12-26-2008 7:42 PM

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dolphins, intelligence, biology, science, australia, animals

blakelylaw says:

The article is even more evidence of just how close to us dolphins are on the intelligence ladder.

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12-27-2008 12:06 PM

aklimento

You cannot without intelligence save drowning people and dance in the circus. And I never heard about any aggression from them unlike sharks.

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