Interesting dolphin Bubbles...must see this :), page 3

I read a while back they were talking about making dolphins a sentient species due to their exceptionally high intelligence...

www.abovetopsecret.com...

go to about the 9:20 mark.. he talks about vortices and smoke rings

www.youtube.com...



[edit on 30-7-2010 by 8311-XHT]

Awesome!

In regards to how smart Dolphins are, there is a formula called the encephalization quotient , which is a measure of brain-to-body mass ratio.

Brain-to-body weight ratio (also known as the encephalization quotient or EQ) is a rough estimate of the possible intelligence of an organism. It can be defined as the ratio of the actual brain weight to the expected brain weight of a typical animal that size, EQ=w(brain)/Ew(brain)

For example:

humans ratio is 7.44
Chimpanzee is 2.48

Dolphins actually have the second highest ratio at 5.31

Source: en.wikipedia.org...

reply to post by ccsct203

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Spectacular find! Thank you for finding this very beautiful footage! S+F!

Originally posted by lizzyhock
This is sad!

www.youtube.com... The pointless slaughter of the dolphins for what? according to the video the meat is so highly toxic with Mercury, it is unfit to eat.

Then they are feeding the tainted meat to school children? That's awful!

The fact the poor things have so much mercury in their bodies is tragic enough and sad commentary of our stewardship of this planet. I didn't watch the video because I've seen this sort of thing before and it sickens me since there's nothing I can do to stop it. If it refers specifically to what the Japanese are doing, they seem to think in this matter they are above world opinion and are determined to keep on doing this. They will poison their own children in the name of some sick tradition. Unfortunately it's not just Japan. There's enough blood on all of us.

reply to post by ArkayikRuination

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Apparently, a dolphin's intelligence runs extremely deep. There was a story of a woman who was drowning who ended up being saved by a group of dolphins that kept her afloat in the ocean until help arrived.

I think this shows an extreme amount of intelligence. In fact, I would dare argue that a mammal that is willing to save something of a different species that is not of its own, displays more intelligence than our species which is known for killing each other in war, letting others die of starvation, and worse.
www.dolphins-world.com...

www.underwatertimes.com...

leonography.blogspot.com...

articles.orlandosentinel.com...

So, I would say that dolphins display remarkable intelligence beyond comprehension, not to mention the fact that they communicate by frequency/sonar. And I would take it one step further by adding that they are far superior to human intellect.

[edit on 30-7-2010 by PsychoX42]

Thanks for Posting - Awesome Videos! They really are intellectual animals, and they also enjoy riding a wave. Check out these photos from Greg Huglin that he took in South Africa

I've actually seen Dolphins riding waves with surfers in South Africa on the east coast. Pretty Awesome

Source for photos: www.dailymail.co.uk...

reply to post by badw0lf

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I agree with you 100%. Maybe, just maybe some outside race will come down to do the same to us, and then we'll realize that to do this to other forms of species is completely wrong.

Its amazing that we do this not only to ourselves (prisons), but to other species as well, but, if it were to happen to us by some "alien civilization," we would perceive it as evil. Believe it or not, this very thing happened in Germany during the Hitler era, where they actually went to Africa and put blacks in Zoos for all the little Germans to gawk at. Insane.

We live in such a screwed up, pea brained little planet with the grossly mediocre making decisions for us all. 6.5 Billion people are controlled by roughly 2 million. What does that say about this civilization? Its destined to fall...and soon.

www.dailymail.co.uk... tml

www.ukapologetics.net...

www.liveleak.com...

Namaste and Love

reply to post by badgerprints

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I wonder if it has something to do with their sonar abilities? Maybe they are able to emit some form of wave that directs the bubbles? I mean how else are they able to do this, it totally defies physics

[edit on 30-7-2010 by TortoiseKweek]

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Dolphins are 'Self-aware' meaning, unlike most of the animal kingdom, they are exactly of the same awareness of humans.

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