Dolphins name themselves

They also answer to those chosen ?names?

By Meghan Rosen

Web edition: July 29, 2013

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What's my name?

Wild bottlenose dolphins (one shown) respond to high-pitched tunes that appear to serve as "names."

Credit: Courtesy of V. Janik, University of St. Andrews

To call a dolphin, just whistle a squeaky shout-out.

Bottlenose dolphins answer to high-pitched bursts of sound. But each animal responds to only one specific trill. That trill is called its ?signature whistle,? explain Stephanie King and Vincent Janik of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/351944/title/Dolphins_name_themselves

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