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There is a school of thought that suggests that dolphins may be more intelligent than humans. Weight for weight, if you strip away the extra "blubber" they have for insulation, dolphins' brains are actually bigger than humans.
Also they are so well adapted to their environment that they have a good deal of "free" time which allows them to play and explore.
I have often wondered how well we would fare in a Dolphin's "Humanarium".
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The Dolphins showed so much compassion and care for those dogs. Without their help, the dogs would have surely drowned, and the dolphins knew that, and knew exactly what to do to rescue them. That -to me, is intelligence.
I would very much love to hear what the dolphins might say! And it seems that day isn't so far off. The article is fascinating, LPC.
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Wouldn't that be fantastic if we could really talk to Dolphins. For one thing we could finally say thank you for all their help.
Dolphins are intelligent. We just have not learned how to test it. Intelligence is very hard to measure. Most tests are developed in a context. Any human who is not from that background does not do as well as their intelligence warrants.
How on earth do we think we can test Dolphins.
Observing and learning to talk with them would be a good place to start. Maybe we are not number one.
Catherine