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Wild dolphin communication

Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic spotted dolphin: Stenella frontalis, BEHAVIOR, Bahama Island, Bahamas, Bimini, Cetaceans: Cetacea, MARINE LIFE, Mammalia, Marine Dolphins: Delphinidae, Marine Mammals, adolescent, adult, blue, juvenile, marine, ocean, playing, seaweed game, underwater, underwater photo

Scientists studying communication in a well-known group of wild Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas have developed a two-way communication system using an underwater keyboard that allows the dolphins to request an object, such as a seaweed, in order to engage in play. Learn more about this wild dolphin communication study.