12/18/2009

Some smart animals




Bottlenose dolphins use bits of marine sponge to protect their noses while they probe the seabed. Scientists say the behaviour is evidence that they show signs of culture learned from their forebears, rather than passed down in genes....some research done on these very clever mammals in Australia has proven this...two Dolphins many years ago helped my Granddaughters who were very young at the time...I can assure readers it was not part of the act either (it occurred in a marine park long since removed)





Whale song, which is associated in particular with the humpback, is something of a mystery to scientists. Male humpbacks sing mainly during the mating season, but it is not known whether the song is used to attract females or to ward off other males. The song itself is complex. At any one moment, all the males in a population sing the same song. Over time the song slowly evolves into something new, with all the whales making exactly the same changes to their pattern of singing...other whales such as the sperm and beluga also make songs but none are as complex as that of the humpback....I've seen a few of these huge creatures....I felt so different after seeing them at close quarters...overawed is the word






Leatherneck Turtles are also clever...they have to be to stay alive...scientists tracked a leatherback turtle that swam from Indonesia to Oregon and back to Hawaii in an epic 13,000-mile search for food — research they hope will boost international efforts to save the endangered species....this was in 2008...these turtles can be found from Alaska to New Zealand.
These creatures are so huge in fact their size is awesome

The next animal was really amazing...an octopus it seems this creature can and does use a coconut shell for armour...according to Melbourne scientists...it can scuttle away with one pretty quickly too...this means it has picked up the knack of using tools...this is normally associated with us, vertebrates, monkeys and some birds



The Orang-utan Scientists from Harvard University studied orang-utans in Borneo and found them capable of tasks that chimps could only dream of...such as using leaves to make waterproof hats and roofs. They also gathered evidence that the orange-haired apes have developed a culture in which adults teach the young how to make tools...these men of the jungle are adept at a lot of things


5 comments:

  1. Interesting observations here - enjoyed. Animals are so underestimated by man I think. If we could communicate better - it would be nice for both parties - animals and man would benefit.

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  2. Especially Man huh! :)did you enjoy the video

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  3. Really interesting, magnificent creatures ; Thank you

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  4. Great Hangout Mick - shall be a frequent visitor and talk to the animals.

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  5. Thank you all for your comments

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