| Many people say dolphins are very intelligent. They | | | | some scientists are trying to learn. |
| seem to be able to think, understand, and learn things | | | | Dolphins are also social animals. They live in groups |
| quickly. But are they smart like humans or more like | | | | called pods, and they often join others from different |
| cats or dogs? Dolphins use their brains differently from | | | | pods to play games and have fun -- just like people. In |
| people. But scientists say dolphin intelligence and human | | | | fact, playing together is something only intelligent |
| intelligence are alike in some ways. How? | | | | animals do. |
| Like humans, every dolphin has its own "name". The | | | | Dolphins and humans are similar in another way: both |
| name is a special whistle. Each dolphin chooses a | | | | make plans to get something they want. In the seas of |
| specific whistle for itself, usually by its first birthday. | | | | southern Brazil, for example, dolphins use an interesting |
| Actually, scientists think dolphins, like people, "talk" to | | | | strategy to get food. When fish are near a boat, |
| each other about a lot of things, such as their age, their | | | | dolphins signal to the fishermen to put their nets in the |
| feelings, or finding food. And, like humans, dolphins use | | | | water. Using this method, the men can catch a lot of |
| a system of sounds and body language to | | | | fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins? Why do |
| communicate. But understanding their conversations is | | | | they assist the men? The dolphins get to eat some of |
| not easy for humans. No one "speaks dolphin" yet, but | | | | the fish. |