Dolphins recorded having a conversation 'just like two people' for first time
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[quote]Two dolphins have been recorded having a conversation for the first time after scientists developed an underwater microphone which could distinguish the animals' different "voices".
Researchers have known for decades that the mammals had an advanced form of communication, using distinctive clicks and whistles to show they are excited, happy, stressed or separated from the group.
But scientists have now shown that dolphins alter the volume and frequency of pulsed clicks to form individual "words" which they string together into sentences in much the same way that humans speak.
Researchers at the Karadag Nature Reserve, in Feodosia, Russia, recorded two Black Sea bottlenose dolphins, called Yasha and Yana, talking to each other in a pool. They found that each dolphin would listen to a sentence of pulses without interruption, before replying.
Lead researcher Dr Vyacheslav Ryabov, said: “Essentially, this exchange resembles a conversation between two people.
“Each pulse that is produced by dolphins is different from another by its appearance in the time domain and by the set of spectral components in the frequency domain.
“In this regard, we can assume that each pulse represents a phoneme or a word of the dolphin's spoken language.
“The analysis of numerous pulses registered in our experiments showed that the dolphins took turns in producing [sentences] and did not interrupt each other, which gives reason to believe that each of the dolphins listened to the other's pulses before producing its own.
“This language exhibits all the design features present in the human spoken language, this indicates a high level of intelligence and consciousness in dolphins, and their language can be ostensibly considered a highly developed spoken language, akin to the human language.”
Dolphins have possessed brains that are larger and more complex than human ones for more than 25 million years.
The researchers found that Yasha and Yana could create sentences of up to five "words", but the scientists still do not understand the content.
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[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/09/11/dolphins-recorded-having-a-conversation-for-first-time/[/url]
Yeah, well, we still got thumbs. Humans 1, dolphins 0.
Imagine if we somehow made a machine that could speak dolphin and translate their replies.
To act as a dolphin translator essentially
Humans: "hello mr dolphin can you understand"
Dolphin: "yeah we've been waiting for ages to be able to speak to you morons, what the fuck are you doing to our planet sort this shit out!!"
they were probably talking about how much fun they had murdering then raping a seal
dolphins are evil bastards
[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;51035997]Imagine if we somehow made a machine that could speak dolphin and translate their replies.
To act as a dolphin translator essentially
Humans: "hello mr dolphin can you understand"
Dolphin: "eyo girl I need to get this dick wet and I ain't talkin water"[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;51035997]Imagine if we somehow made a machine that could speak dolphin and translate their replies.
To act as a dolphin translator essentially
Humans: "hello mr dolphin can you understand"
Dolphin: "yeah we've been waiting for ages to be able to say it, what the fuck are you doing to our planet sort this shit out!!"[/QUOTE]
The saddest part is, even if a dolphin somehow evolved to be able to speak clearly enough for us to understand that it is saying to fix the planet, we still wouldn't be motivated enough as a society to actually make improvements.
I wish there was a bit more detail. Haven't there been analysis done that show you need a minimum number of sounds to actually have a working language?
For some reason, this story seems extremely sensational.
[QUOTE]The researchers found that Yasha and Yana could create sentences of up to five "words", but the scientists still do not understand the content.[/QUOTE]
"I want to eat fish!"
"I also want a fish!"
"There's a shark over there!"
[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;51035997]Imagine if we somehow made a machine that could speak dolphin and translate their replies.
To act as a dolphin translator essentially
Humans: "hello mr dolphin can you understand"
Dolphin: "So long and thanks for all the fish"[/QUOTE]
I'm disappointed in you guys
maybe they were doing this
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY[/media]
[QUOTE=Ithon;51036122]maybe they were doing this
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY[/media][/QUOTE]
It's like two drunk people talking
Probably talking about their next blood orgy. Dolphins are psychopaths.
Reminds me of this:
[video=youtube;Akhlcfx_jBY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akhlcfx_jBY[/video]
"See that headless fish?"
"Yeah.
"Wanna rape it?"
"Yeah."
[QUOTE=BazzBerry;51036027]The saddest part is, even if a dolphin somehow evolved to be able to speak clearly enough for us to understand that it is saying to fix the planet, we still wouldn't be motivated enough as a society to actually make improvements.[/QUOTE]
To be fair, dolphins are all liars.
[QUOTE=Del91;51036107]I'm disappointed in you guys[/QUOTE]
Incase someone don't get the [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_dUmDBfp6k"]reference[/URL]
Read Startide Rising, it's a great novel and covers what happened with dolphins once we were able to modifiy their brains genetically to be able to communicate with humans and the ability to use tools via an exosuit. It's a really foreign perspective and a great read.
[QUOTE=CrumbleShake;51035997]Imagine if we somehow made a machine that could speak dolphin and translate their replies.
To act as a dolphin translator essentially
Humans: "hello mr dolphin can you understand"
Dolphin: "yeah we've been waiting for ages to be able to speak to you morons, what the fuck are you doing to our planet sort this shit out!!"[/QUOTE]
If you study Dolphin behavior for any length of time, you'll see the conversation is basically
[quote] hey bro wanna rape stuff
I'm totally down for raping stuff bro
also let's ram the shit out of something
excellent bro I am all about that shit
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and that's female dolphins.
Imagine the ethical concerns if we find a way to talk with dolphins and realize they are about as sapient and intelligent as we are, but we've been keeping them locked in captivity and putting them on display, while also completely fucking with their natural environment. And that, like humans, there are "good" and "bad" dolphins, yet we joking consider them all rapists because of a bad bunch of them.
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;51036007]they were probably talking about how much fun they had murdering then raping a seal
dolphins are evil bastards[/QUOTE]
Honestly that might not be far from reality
I immediately thought of HHGTTG
[video=youtube;N_dUmDBfp6k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_dUmDBfp6k[/video]
We need to learn how to speak with them, think about it, if we ever go in to space, the research from this might help us if we ever find something smart enough to talk to
[QUOTE=SleepyAl;51036826]Imagine the ethical concerns if we find a way to talk with dolphins and realize they are about as sapient and intelligent as we are, but we've been keeping them locked in captivity and putting them on display, while also completely fucking with their natural environment. And that, like humans, there are "good" and "bad" dolphins, yet we joking consider them all rapists because of a bad bunch of them.[/QUOTE]
#dolphinlivesmatter will be the next big movement for the world
[QUOTE=SleepyAl;51036826]Imagine the ethical concerns if we find a way to talk with dolphins and realize they are about as sapient and intelligent as we are, but we've been keeping them locked in captivity and putting them on display, while also completely fucking with their natural environment. And that, like humans, there are "good" and "bad" dolphins, yet we joking consider them all rapists because of a bad bunch of them.[/QUOTE]
Or we lock them all up and make the ocean a safer place. #DolphInJail.
This adds more possible evidence to whether or not dolphins are sentient or not. We need to take steps to make sure they don't go extinct so we can learn so much from a possibly sentient species other than ourselves.
Doesn't help that they are being slaughtered by the thousands in cruel and inhumane ways in places like Taiji, Japan.
I highly recommend watching the movie "The Cove", and you'll guys understand at how terrible it all is.
The behavior observed in the study was that they each wait for the other to stop making sounds before they themselves start making sounds. It's not the sign of a conversation, many other species do the exact same thing for simple reasons like reducing interference.
[QUOTE=joshuadim;51037383]This adds more possible evidence to whether or not dolphins are sentient or not. We need to take steps to make sure they don't go extinct so we can learn so much from a possibly sentient species other than ourselves.
Doesn't help that they are being slaughtered by the thousands in cruel and inhumane ways in places like Taiji, Japan.
I highly recommend watching the movie "The Cove", and you'll guys understand at how terrible it all is.[/QUOTE]
We already know that they're sentient, as most animals are. The word you're looking for is [I]sapient[/I].
Don't worry guys, we have millions of years until they can use guns, the revolution isn't going to happen yet.
Seriously though, we should try to develop speech patterns to create some sort of chirping communication device if this turns out to be true.
[QUOTE=Aredbomb;51037758]We already know that they're sentient, as most animals are. The word you're looking for is [I]sapient[/I].[/QUOTE]
While it's an interesting fact, and I'm glad you informed me about it, you knew what he meant.
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