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Media coverage
Title Whale and dolphin societies are like those of humans, scientists report Media name/outlet The Age Media type Web Country/Territory Australia Date 19/10/17 Description Whales and dolphins live in complex "societies" that mimic those of human populations, scientists say.
In the first study of its kind, researchers gathered information about brain size and social behaviour from 90 species of dolphins, whales and porpoises.URL www.theage.com.au/environment/whale-watch/whale-and-dolphin-societies-are-like-those-of-humans-scientists-report-20171017-gz2ztr.html Persons Susanne Shultz Title Much ado about the brain Media name/outlet The Hindu Media type Web Country/Territory India Date 17/10/17 Description An implicit assumption is that only human beings have a special organ called a ‘complex brain’. Ergo, man rules. Unfortunately inconvenient truths have needled this hypothesis: chimpanzees that counted, ants that made empires, parrots that constructed meaningful sentences, and elephants that demonstrated empathy. One school of animal behaviourists says it is important to study animal behaviour to pry out those elusive attributes that made us special. The other camp has decided that just like science proved the earth to be an an ordinary rock going around the sun, people’s brains too aren’t special. URL www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/much-ado-about-the-brain/article19872424.ece Persons Susanne Shultz Title Whales and dolphins lead 'human-like lives' thanks to big brains, says study Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/10/17 Description Life is not so different beneath the ocean waves. Bottlenose dolphins use simple tools, orcas call each other by name, and sperm whales talk in local dialects. Many cetaceans live in tight-knit groups and spend a good deal of time at play. URL https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/16/whales-and-dolphins-human-like-societies-thanks-to-their-big-brains Persons Susanne Shultz Title The most social dolphins and whales have larger, more complex brains Media name/outlet NBC Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 16/10/17 Description Dolphins and whales speak in accents. They have “hit” songs. They have names for each other and they might gossip. URL https://www.today.com/health/whales-dolphins-have-big-brains-study-tells-us-why-t117583?cid=public-rss_20171016 Persons Susanne Shultz Title Big and brilliant: complex whale behavior tied to brain size Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/10/17 Description WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Cetaceans -- whales and dolphins -- are among the brainiest of beings. In terms of sheer brain size, the sperm whale is tops on Earth, with a brain six times larger than that of a person. URL www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4986650/Big-brilliant-complex-whale-behavior-tied-brain-size.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Persons Susanne Shultz Title Our Dolphin Overlords Have Rich, Humanlike Cultures Thanks to Their Giant Brains Media name/outlet Newsweek Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 16/10/17 Description Cetaceans, the group of animals including dolphins and whales, are intelligent, big-brained creatures with several social behaviors similar to those of humans. And, according to new research, the bigger the brain, the more social the cetacean. URL www.newsweek.com/our-dolphin-overlords-have-rich-human-cultures-thanks-their-giant-brains-685845 Persons Susanne Shultz Title Dolphins have ‘human-like’ societies...but are held back by a lack of opposable thumbs, say scientists Media name/outlet The Telegraph Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/10/17 Description Whales and dolphins live in human-like societies and share similar brain evolution to primates and man, scientist have concluded. URL www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/10/16/dolphins-have-human-like-societiesbut-held-back-lack-opposable/ Persons Susanne Shultz
Keywords
- dolphins
- whales
- cetaceans
- evolution