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Dolphins call each other by name

Dolphins call each other by name

Borat Furlan / Getty Images – By Jennifer Viegas    Discovery News

Bottlenose dolphins call out the specific names of loved ones when they become separated, a study finds.

Other than humans, the dolphins are the only animals known to do this, according to the study, published in the latest Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The big difference with bottlenose dolphins is that these communications consist of whistles, not words.
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