How smart are dolphins? - Lori Marino

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    Dolphins are one of the smartest animal species on Earth. In fact, their encephalization quotient (their brain size compared to the average for their body size) is second only to humans. But exactly how smart are they? Lori Marino details some incredible facts about dolphins.
    Lesson by Lori Marino, animation by Zedem Media.

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  • @TheJudoJoker
    @TheJudoJoker 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6726

    If dolphins had fingers and thumbs, they'd be making complex societies underwater.

    • @JazzFlop212
      @JazzFlop212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +512

      Id love to see some dolphin memes

    • @rocc6596
      @rocc6596 5 ปีที่แล้ว +221

      Atlantis

    • @Cpt_Natalia
      @Cpt_Natalia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      That’s not how science works

    • @JazzFlop212
      @JazzFlop212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +368

      @@Cpt_Natalia welcome to the TH-cam comment section m8

    • @Cpt_Natalia
      @Cpt_Natalia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      That sounds like a cool alternative timeline.

  • @robertwinslade3104
    @robertwinslade3104 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4280

    "On the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much-the wheel, New York, wars and so on-whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man-for precisely the same reasons."
    -Douglas Adams

    • @ottokard1243
      @ottokard1243 8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      +Robert Winslade TRUTH

    • @FireCalvinMaster
      @FireCalvinMaster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +229

      So long and thanks for the fish.

    • @nicwow8424
      @nicwow8424 8 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      +Robert Winslade
      never thought of it that way

    • @lluvianihilista
      @lluvianihilista 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      +Robert Winslade dang, that was deep

    • @nils191
      @nils191 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Braingears It's not a fish...

  • @cancercrab6487
    @cancercrab6487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1523

    Oh so when a dolphin puts seaweed on it’s head it’s “smart” and “cute” but when I do it I’m “a bad funeral attendant”.

    • @combatwombat2134
      @combatwombat2134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Double standards, man. What can you do?

    • @cancercrab6487
      @cancercrab6487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Combat Wombat *Society*

    • @audreyandremington5265
      @audreyandremington5265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@combatwombat2134 OOO love your name, i considered it for my username

    • @combatwombat2134
      @combatwombat2134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@audreyandremington5265 haha, thanks! I must confess it's not of my own making, it's from Mortal Engines which is a book series. An airship in it is called the Combat Wombat. 😅

    • @cancercrab6487
      @cancercrab6487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Combat Wombat I’m reading mortal engines now :)

  • @dustone8542
    @dustone8542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1430

    No one:
    A researcher in 1985: I'M A POSEIDON!

    • @mythplatypuspwned
      @mythplatypuspwned 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      LOL " *A* POSEIDON "

    • @DanTheLoler_17
      @DanTheLoler_17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Dolphin: LOOK, I'M A POSEIDON TOO!

    • @johntonguecruz2404
      @johntonguecruz2404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm Poseidon. Not "I'm a Poseidon".

    • @turkery9519
      @turkery9519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@johntonguecruz2404 dude its a joke

    • @hashimkhan8
      @hashimkhan8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DanTheLoler_17 😂

  • @joseaca
    @joseaca 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3694

    fun fact:
    alongside humans, dolphins are one of the few species that will kill for fun
    there have been accounts of porpoise carcasses having signs of dolphin aggression, these porpoises were killed by dolphins, they werent killed for meat since dolphins dont eat them, they werent killed for territorial reasons since dolphins would often follow porpoises way outside of their territory, and they didnt kill them out of competition either, since they dont hunt the same prey
    the conclusion is that dolphins think murder is fucking hilarious

    • @NakayaAvarlina
      @NakayaAvarlina 7 ปีที่แล้ว +508

      yup and so do us humans and other animals first i lost faith in humanity and after reading this i lost faith in earth

    • @conversandoando
      @conversandoando 7 ปีที่แล้ว +705

      they also have sex for fun :D

    • @evenasgrimplass9411
      @evenasgrimplass9411 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      that is atleast better

    • @HeinRichKocHPretoria
      @HeinRichKocHPretoria 7 ปีที่แล้ว +377

      They kill porpoises because they are racists, the look down on the porpoises

    • @misanthropicservitorofmars2116
      @misanthropicservitorofmars2116 5 ปีที่แล้ว +301

      joseaca it seems they have an understanding enough to choose. Many times dolphins are hyper curious like a human. And thus, find interest in observing humans. But with “lesser life”. They almost show the same callousness that most humans do. And will gladly kill things for such astounding reasons as, they want to know what a creature looks like on the inside. Or what it feels like to kill...

  • @zeNUKEify
    @zeNUKEify 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4619

    pretty sure some dophins are smarter than some of the kids at my school smh

    • @jeffreyroberson5013
      @jeffreyroberson5013 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      zeNUKEify if under 16 yes they are

    • @throwawaywwwwwww
      @throwawaywwwwwww 7 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Not 16, they are about as intelligent as a 3 year old.

    • @bruhhrb7062
      @bruhhrb7062 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same smh

    • @salacommander2674
      @salacommander2674 6 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      I think dolphins are probably more consistently intelligent than humans. Dolphins do not have geniuses, but they do not have idiots either.
      My theory is that humans only have geniuses because we have hands and thumbs, and have mastered tool use, and thus can study things more thoroughly. We also have idiots whom have piggybacked on those geniuses. Dolphins do not have idiots, because they could not survive, and were possibly outcasted before they reached maturity.

    • @disagreewitheverything1474
      @disagreewitheverything1474 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Seems more likely that because the maximum intelligence of a dolphin is (as said above) about that of a three-year-old, there is much less of a range in intelligence. Not to mention the importance teaching plays in human intelligence, essentially expanding the range multifold.

  • @didosauce6008
    @didosauce6008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +629

    *fun fact*
    Dolphins have such a degree large of linguistics skills and sheer intelligence that they give each other names. Scientists have observed that certain dolphins respond to a certain combination of whistles and clicks that’s unique for each dolphin

    • @theproblemmustbeinyourpant5910
      @theproblemmustbeinyourpant5910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      They also have "spindle neurons", which are specialised for the processing of emotion and social abilities. What is even more interesting is that they have three times as many of these neurons as humans do, even when accounting for the fact their brains are larger than ours. We can infer that their cognitive abilities for emotion may even surpass ours.

    • @bacon7149
      @bacon7149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wow, names? they must be smarter than humans!!!1!1 Dolphins arent smart, they're just smarter than other animals.

    • @elijahdonb7553
      @elijahdonb7553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      ​@@bacon7149 Dolphins are smart. Did you watch this video? They are extremely intelligent! And yes, being the only other animal on the planet that gives names to idenitfy eachother means they are smart. You HAVE to be smart to do that. They are also the only other animal on the planet we know of that is aware of their own thought process. Just knowing that means that Dolphins could be signigicantly smarter than us, but we would have no way of knowing. Open your mind a bit homie.

    • @reclusiarchgrimaldus1269
      @reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 ปีที่แล้ว

      John 3:16
      King James Version
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    • @frankglover4206
      @frankglover4206 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269 Okay, and...?

  • @Frankfanja
    @Frankfanja 5 ปีที่แล้ว +775

    We should start playing dolphins music to see if they have a favorite genre

    • @anjali6050
      @anjali6050 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Definitely death metal

    • @baldwinivofjerusalem47
      @baldwinivofjerusalem47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@anjali6050 🤣🤣🤣

    • @scottk6659
      @scottk6659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      There is a video on here somewhere of a Mexican band playing Mariachi music to them, and they seemed to love it

    • @nojatha4637
      @nojatha4637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Anyone know if dolphins have a sense of individuality? Perhaps they have different preferences in music.

    • @Shaaan
      @Shaaan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@anjali6050 No I play my dubsteps to my dolphins, they headbang to them only..

  • @akero1388
    @akero1388 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6876

    Who the hell eats dolphin meat???!!!

    • @KaidaCresto
      @KaidaCresto 6 ปีที่แล้ว +433

      Humans eat dolphin meat

    • @Bb-te3hg
      @Bb-te3hg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +289

      KaidaCestro Sharks and killer whales do too.

    • @chris51330
      @chris51330 5 ปีที่แล้ว +796

      Dettol cool then leave them alone, I don't like a lot of people but I don't kill them I just let them do their thing whatever it may be. I probably wouldn't like you if we met, but I doubt I'd kill you.

    • @annika9348
      @annika9348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +239

      @@KaidaCresto the same reason people eat cow meat...because they feel like it. Humans will always be selfish.

    • @annika9348
      @annika9348 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @Y002 AG2 ...?

  • @GiangHPham
    @GiangHPham 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3307

    not all dolphins are smart, i once knew a dolphin that was a compulsive gambler.

    • @inkedseahear
      @inkedseahear 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      You mean He blew his life savings on lottery tickets

    • @joannazhang1480
      @joannazhang1480 4 ปีที่แล้ว +391

      Did he have any loan sharks?

    • @BurdenofTheMighty
      @BurdenofTheMighty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I knew a bull who had the same issue smh

    • @THG_thehumangod
      @THG_thehumangod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Giang K H Pham I recognize this joke but can't remember where it from. Anyone got any idea.

    • @darkenergy3742
      @darkenergy3742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It is from futurerama

  • @LuckySingh-ln9ox
    @LuckySingh-ln9ox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2273

    How anyone can eat these beautiful, intelligent and helpful creature

    • @jesperjrgensen7067
      @jesperjrgensen7067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      if they are hungry

    • @anshulsingh8326
      @anshulsingh8326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +261

      Chinese

    • @LuckySingh-ln9ox
      @LuckySingh-ln9ox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      @@jesperjrgensen7067 there are other things available my dear

    • @turalhuseynov1995
      @turalhuseynov1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Not many intelligent people are living in this Earth 🌏

    • @adhirajrathi621
      @adhirajrathi621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@jesperjrgensen7067 what kind of mentality is that

  • @leave.me.alone189yearsago5
    @leave.me.alone189yearsago5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2274

    I wonder if humans could train dolphins to go find plastic and help them pick it up in exchange for idk fish

    • @jonsmith7667
      @jonsmith7667 5 ปีที่แล้ว +333

      probably doable but Dolphins get fish on their own anyway

    • @Aenokoff
      @Aenokoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +964

      I wonder if dolphins could train humans to go find fish and help the dolphins pick the fish up in exchange for idk plastic

    • @Aenokoff
      @Aenokoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      My English classes are backfiring at me.

    • @ahmadbadar1477
      @ahmadbadar1477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@Aenokoff tell me about it

    • @cocotaveras8975
      @cocotaveras8975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ahmad Badar Tell me about it.

  • @Kovukingsrod
    @Kovukingsrod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1733

    I didn’t expect the ending to make me emotional

    • @robertspaggiari7033
      @robertspaggiari7033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Hey Kovu. This talk is now old and pretty basic. If you still care about dolphins, you might like to view these 2 channels:
      - Whale Sanctuary Project (Dr. Lori Marino again)
      - Wild Dolphin Project (Dr. Denise Herzing)

    • @user-qs3ih3ll5f
      @user-qs3ih3ll5f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robertspaggiari7033 thanks for sharing.

    • @robertspaggiari7033
      @robertspaggiari7033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-qs3ih3ll5f thank you for your interest

    • @imaginarychip4916
      @imaginarychip4916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robertspaggiari7033
      Why do humans eat dolphins? Its alot of effort and its not worth it , or is it just rich people wanting to feel rich

    • @robertspaggiari7033
      @robertspaggiari7033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@imaginarychip4916 First of all, I have to say that my comment was focused on the use of dolphins in captive situations, as in my reference to the Whale Sanctuary Project, led by Dr. Lori Marino. And like her, I mainly speak from a North American context, where mainly sharks eat dolphins - unlike humans.
      You might address your concerns by contacting Only One on the internet. This is a reputable organization led by very famous people. It's not a secretive conspiracy making claims without evidence. I support their campaigns about driftnets, and the ocean agenda petition.
      My question to you is, WHICH humans, and why? Can you be more specific? I don't know which country you're in, or what you call "rich."
      Globally, most people contribute to dolphin death - either as bycatch or by habitat destruction - by eating fish, much of which is imported from poorer countries. Should we suspend all fishing? Maybe we should! What do you think?
      Some poor fishermen hate dolphins because dolphins eat fish and prevent them from earning a better living. And dolphins are easy to kill.
      The solutions are not so easy to agree upon, because different humans are affected in different ways.
      Oh and by the way, whale meat and fish products have often been included in dog food. I wonder whether dolphin meat is.
      So...I need you to provide more information before I can support your comment, which does not really fit with the research I read.

  • @other2718
    @other2718 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1016

    dolphins invented cellphones man

    • @nicnacpadawak
      @nicnacpadawak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      yeah man

    • @other2718
      @other2718 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      dolphins blowholes are like buttholes, but on their blowholes.

    • @nicnacpadawak
      @nicnacpadawak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mike Oxlong, Dolphins have large tails for antennas.

    • @other2718
      @other2718 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      dolphins got their name from a famous NFL team in miami

    • @nicnacpadawak
      @nicnacpadawak 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Their dorsal fins have bio-electronic lasers in them.

  • @ethan9553
    @ethan9553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    how crazy is it, that some alien could look at human brains in the same way... my brain cant comprehend what a more complex brain would be like

    • @mental_breakdance7227
      @mental_breakdance7227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Probably not a more complex brain that changes much. But a better moral understanding, they would feel pitiful for all of our pointless squabbles and misunderstandings, all resulting in a worse humanity... they would become angry at us because of our blindess and ignorance. We, in their eyes, have no morals, no meaning, just a mistake in this Godforsaken world. For even though we know how to fix ourselves, how to stop our idiocy, we don't. Because we carry an individualistic soul of selfishness and greed. How pathetic, how dissapointing, how sad.
      how... so Very Much alone.....

    • @xavierjones6048
      @xavierjones6048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@mental_breakdance7227 yet we are social creatures and are made to bond with other humans. We may be an individual but humans have a collective consciousness.

    • @uwuhihiowo
      @uwuhihiowo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mental_breakdance7227 you don't need to make a short essay about it. It just what if...

    • @booqrdoit9138
      @booqrdoit9138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@mental_breakdance7227 if there's an alien race that visits us, theyre either all the same color, or they dont have that prejudicial bone in their alien bodies. It really shows that humans are their own destruction

    • @xavierjones6048
      @xavierjones6048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@uwuhihiowo that's a paragraph😅

  • @hanalila3915
    @hanalila3915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    "The dolphin were mimicking the scientist"
    Dolphin is the original creator of meme guys .

    • @hereland2401
      @hereland2401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hani Lala what meme

    • @piyushmate3837
      @piyushmate3837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Poor joke

    • @platogkrone7161
      @platogkrone7161 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Memes are much older than that.

    • @daltanionwaves
      @daltanionwaves 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In human accent "mreehhh look at me I'm a human I have seaweed on my head I'm sooooo intelligent..."

    • @justthinking650
      @justthinking650 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Always has been

  • @castrocafe8049
    @castrocafe8049 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1503

    I have a feelings humans in the future will look at animal rights as we look at slave rights. "Oh those were some dark times back then, but we were just stupid. We're smarter now and know better."

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      +Corner Universe I would imagine it would be the other way around, as dolphins will probably get much smarter than humans, based of stupid some people can be... So long, so long and thanks! For all the fiiish~ #Kappa

    • @101yayo
      @101yayo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +LordDragox412 Thats if the dolphins survive us.

    • @2nd3rd1st
      @2nd3rd1st 8 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      +Corner Universe That will never happen. Human rights only improve when the opressed themselves speak up and fight back and impress on the ignorant that they are to be treated as equals. Animals can't do that and need human embassadors, which doesn't have the same emotional and moral impact on the ignorant.
      You can always publicly make fun of the vegans/vegetarians/animal rights supporters for their "quixotic" believs but you can't keep making fun of opressed minorities without considerable backlash.

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      2nd3rd1st
      Have you ever seen/read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"? It *did* happen, so never say never! #Kappa

    • @spliter88
      @spliter88 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      +Corner Universe And right after that they'll say "Now let's continue enslaving AI and make it work and to tricks for us"

  • @UmCaraNormalnumPlanetanormal
    @UmCaraNormalnumPlanetanormal 6 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    These dolphins in Florida that cooperate to get fish remind me of a group of 20 dolphins that help fisherman in a city called Laguna in Brazil, they do that since 120 years ago, the older fisherman teach their sons how to fish with the dolphins and the older dolphins also teach their sons how to fish with the humans... just how cool is that?

    • @samikshadongare9548
      @samikshadongare9548 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Thats wonderful

    • @literature8536
      @literature8536 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      sad for dolphins, can you plz help sign the petition to stop japanese government kills whales and dolphins each year, thanks a lot. You can search petition to stop japan slaughter Dolphins

    • @madhumitakumari1617
      @madhumitakumari1617 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@literature8536 tinamen square incident 😂

    • @placeholder3863
      @placeholder3863 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@literature8536 yeah I learned about taiji very sad
      To kill an animal with such high intelligence is just morally wrong and for what? Meat? their meat is saturated with toxins. Entertainment? How sick.

  • @rexalley8397
    @rexalley8397 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    I suspect the only things keeping dolphins from being the “humans of the sea” is their lack of thumbs or fingers and the fact that they cannot discover and/or utilize fire due to them being in the water

    • @tomm5663
      @tomm5663 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr Rimmer grab the fish?

    • @clownfish5371
      @clownfish5371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@tomm5663 they have a mouth

    • @tomm5663
      @tomm5663 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clownfish so do we

    • @rexalley8397
      @rexalley8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Thomas Myles what prompted this

    • @kayluhluh6973
      @kayluhluh6973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Astute observation

  • @LittleMissLonely13
    @LittleMissLonely13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    My friend and I got the chance to speak to Lori Marino at a talk at the Natural History Museum in NYC back when we were mere high school students volunteering at the NY aquarium. She was not only incredibly knowledgable but so sweet and encouraging when we told her we wanted to study biology. The advice she gave us both as young aspiring scientists has stuck with me since. My friend has since graduated with a degree in marine biology and I am soon to finish a dual major in biology and environmental science!!

    • @kevanburmeister4347
      @kevanburmeister4347 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Congrats on that dude that's a big accomplishment especially doing something you're passionate about. So many people go to college and get a degree that they don't care about and never use. Study them dolphins 🐬!

  • @merrymachiavelli2041
    @merrymachiavelli2041 8 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    Makes you wonder what they would be capable of if Dolphins were more dexterous. As obvious as it sounds, not having hands and prehensile thumbs sounds like it really limits creative expression.

    • @saturn724
      @saturn724 8 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      +Merry Machiavelli Indeed, one of the main reasons humans excelled in tool making is the complex structure of the hands that evolved for precision, other primates have similar hand structure but they lack the small motor units controlling the hand muscles, making their finger movements much less precise than that of humans'. It's amazing how almost every biological feature we have was built for intelligence.

    • @name7251
      @name7251 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      +Merry Machiavelli We would probably soon gain the technology(if we hadn't already) to give dolphins robotic hands which they could control with their minds. It would be interesting to see both as an experiment and in general.

    • @Shawn17WiFi
      @Shawn17WiFi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Merry Machiavelli Yes!!!!
      I agree they are probably just as smart or clos enough as humans!

    • @stabiljka
      @stabiljka 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Shawn Uchiha Close to what?

    • @dr.zoidberg8666
      @dr.zoidberg8666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Merry Machiavelli This is why I wish octopi lived longer & formed social groups. They could take over the oceans if only they did those two things.

  • @ashtonottley2013
    @ashtonottley2013 7 ปีที่แล้ว +794

    I wonder if dolphins are smart enough to wear they are aware that humans are testing them

    • @damagecontrol7
      @damagecontrol7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      where

    • @johnsonponraj1121
      @johnsonponraj1121 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ashton Ottley I agree ☝️

    • @sarahzaritsky1629
      @sarahzaritsky1629 5 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      Maybe the dolphins are the ones who are researching us

    • @johnthehomelessman4657
      @johnthehomelessman4657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No they’re not

    • @nochill9475
      @nochill9475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I'm sure they are! There's a picture of cheetah not bothering to race grey hounds because the cheetah knew it was a test, dolphins are smarter then cheetahs, so I'm sure they could or have known they were being tested.

  • @legoleviathan6411
    @legoleviathan6411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “Don’t kill a dolphin, you monster!”
    -Minecraft

  • @klydebarney2937
    @klydebarney2937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Damn I wish I was a dolphin, imagine no job no bills.

    • @mbalikobo6720
      @mbalikobo6720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bruhh

    • @mohamedameri360
      @mohamedameri360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Well you can still have no job no bills by being a homeless and eat rats or whatever is thrown at you.

    • @mbalikobo6720
      @mbalikobo6720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mohamedameri360 why are you rude?

    • @xavierjones6048
      @xavierjones6048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@mbalikobo6720 I dont know aboit the rats but lol he is right. We could survive without jobs though. Just if everyone did it then there wouldn't be a society.

    • @cherrypie9390
      @cherrypie9390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      but you gotta mess with humans

  • @micoforion
    @micoforion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +932

    brilliant educational video, thanx for sharing, very educational and fine time we declare Dolphins a sentient beings, and give them full protection of our laws.

    • @SuperInformatics
      @SuperInformatics 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      mic of orion as far as i know, in Europe its illegal to get close to dolphins in the wild, so thats a way of protecting them by law, at the expense of all those thousands of people in the world whose greatest dream is to swim with free dolphins (not captive ones) and share a mystical experience with them.

    • @vincebernau127
      @vincebernau127 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very educational...spreading the lie of evolution...haha

    • @ansh0133
      @ansh0133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think we ought to protect ALL animals, intelligent or not

    • @sopesshower6130
      @sopesshower6130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This comment is 2 years old!!!!!!

    • @josephmcdonagh8389
      @josephmcdonagh8389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're on the list of self-aware animals, as are we. :)

  • @The1Userfoxy
    @The1Userfoxy 8 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    So long, and thanks for all the fish!

    • @maksimsaturn8457
      @maksimsaturn8457 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i came here for this

    • @TiggerTron
      @TiggerTron 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      scrolled too far for this

    • @jj_the_ent
      @jj_the_ent 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      42!

    • @alexandereick1260
      @alexandereick1260 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      were have I herd that before

    • @NitroIndigo
      @NitroIndigo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This comment now has 42 likes. Let's keep it that way.

  • @lahma7819
    @lahma7819 5 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    3:18 another being *elephants*
    4:12 and so do *elephants* who also go back and visit their graves.
    TedEd teaches me a lot :)

    • @user-xw9ni5he1e
      @user-xw9ni5he1e 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ted-Ed is the real teacher:D

    • @skolzed9672
      @skolzed9672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes maybe.. but this is a dolphin video, elephant man lmao.

    • @gggyy7104
      @gggyy7104 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do elephants have to do with anything

    • @gustavosauro1882
      @gustavosauro1882 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And crows

  • @arellacamryn5209
    @arellacamryn5209 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Just finished my part time job at a place that literally took care of injured dolphin. It's turned out that dolphins are extremely sensitive creatures. They were able to tell people apart and bond differently with everyone. They could chose who are their favorites and who they just don't like. They smart enough to test boundaries with new people to get to know them better, by splashing water at them and sometimes giving playful bites. But be careful when they showed some defensive attitude. Sure they could bond with people, but like I said, they are sensitive, so some errors people make can make them slightly angry and decided to simply ignore people or in some more serious case head-butting people...

  • @wuestion9473
    @wuestion9473 7 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    I saw wild dolphins make mud nets in Florida as I watched from a dock. ^.^

    • @theechayaw.mulmuang618
      @theechayaw.mulmuang618 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +PPD Productions yeah

    • @basementdweller1625
      @basementdweller1625 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My Serendipitous Mind thats great!

    • @absolutely9483
      @absolutely9483 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that must have been so cool. watching orcas hunt is awesome

    • @khanlakhno2757
      @khanlakhno2757 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish I was born in the U.S.A. too

    • @CrapZackGames
      @CrapZackGames 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imagine the dolphin who invented that.
      "Guys, let's make a mess with the mud around these fish and catch them on their way out."

  • @J4ve
    @J4ve 7 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    1:00 looooooooooool! after a sea animal evolved to be a land animal, it comes back to water and evolves to be a water animal again xD

    • @conversandoando
      @conversandoando 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Yeah, the same irony with penguins, crocs and sea turtles. Nature is a laugh

    • @J4ve
      @J4ve 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AlfBiology ikr

    • @evenasgrimplass9411
      @evenasgrimplass9411 7 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      penguins went from water to land to air to water

    • @Yal_Rathol
      @Yal_Rathol 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nothing to notice and made a short stop at "colossal death tank" during that whole "dinosaur" phase.

    • @brainmind4070
      @brainmind4070 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      AlfBiology Crocs are semi-aquatic.

  • @breakingbadest9772
    @breakingbadest9772 5 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    I get sick on the thought of humans eating meat from: Crows, dolphins (related species killer whale and so on), whales, pigs and chimpanzees. All of these animals understand when they are going to die and feel an extreme amount of dread, fear and terror before it happens. When someone is eating dolphin meat it's like someone is eating another person to me, some things we have in common: personalities, different tastes, social groups, understanding of themselves, can ask questions, empathy (compassion), love, deduction and so on.

    • @Literallyryangosling777
      @Literallyryangosling777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Pigs exist because humans

    • @breakingbadest9772
      @breakingbadest9772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Literallyryangosling777 well ye we might have bred them to pigs from wild boar. But boar is also on my list technically.

    • @lunabrights4073
      @lunabrights4073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@nullone3181 Smartest response ever. Thumbs up!

    • @ateanorange
      @ateanorange 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I believe all animals with a nervous system shouldn’t be eaten .

    • @tomm5663
      @tomm5663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Banks Residence then rip dolphins bro because they only eat animals that have a nervous system.

  • @CuttlefishCam
    @CuttlefishCam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Jotaro could have taught me that.

  • @sooooooooDark
    @sooooooooDark 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    4:25
    i would have liked if he said "the ultimate question may not be whether dolphins are intelligent and complex beings but whether humans are" :p

  • @alexandereick1260
    @alexandereick1260 7 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    Dolphin Life:
    "ok ok guys so I am going to splash mud with my tiel and then when frank dose the signal with will be squeaks you all come in and get the fish, It's going to work I promise

    • @jacklynyeh4893
      @jacklynyeh4893 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Silver Simba Lugia Dionisus The 3erd dolphins murder things for fun

    • @adojaekey1031
      @adojaekey1031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@jacklynyeh4893 humans do too haven't you seen bird shooting contests, kid please..

  • @YUI-po7gu
    @YUI-po7gu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Dolphins are so cute!!!
    who would kill them? they're so cute and helpful
    i want to be a animal rescuer when i grow up

    • @arman_cooldude
      @arman_cooldude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They are my favorite animals!

    • @youraveragepizzaenjoyer4575
      @youraveragepizzaenjoyer4575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Dolphins usually throw fish on land to slowly suffocate them to death for their own entertainment.

    • @arman_cooldude
      @arman_cooldude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@youraveragepizzaenjoyer4575 but they are still the cutest

    • @youraveragepizzaenjoyer4575
      @youraveragepizzaenjoyer4575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@arman_cooldude Ah yes, torture, so cute.

    • @jasonbourne1126
      @jasonbourne1126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@youraveragepizzaenjoyer4575 and we do stuff like that too and like humans dolphins have different personalities some may like that but not all of them

  • @aurelian3268
    @aurelian3268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    first sea animals that came on land: aight imma head in
    dolphin ancestors after getting bored inland: aight imma head out

    • @mazadancoseben4818
      @mazadancoseben4818 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How were they able to adapt and evolve into their enviroments,I wonder

  • @Lacusveris
    @Lacusveris 8 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    A newfound respect for the dolphins. There should be a dolphin rights

    • @akashsaha2542
      @akashsaha2542 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Lacusveris Yeah, I agree with you on that one. :)

    • @twilor9515
      @twilor9515 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      +Lacusveris well the idea is that all life should have rights, more or less.

    • @akashsaha2542
      @akashsaha2542 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah.

    • @jonathan90881
      @jonathan90881 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      +Lacusveris India already did this. They are called "Non-human persons" and it is illegal to keep them in captivity anywhere in India.

    • @sirnarwhal9911
      @sirnarwhal9911 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Then there's also the unmentioned fact that dolphins are complete sex freaks, not just for reproduction, but for pleasure. They'll behead a fish's head and insert their penis inside it and treat it like a fleshlight. Male dolphins will also commonly have sex with other males or calves, and they will also form a team to rally and hunt female dolphins for their sex slaves.

  • @akashsaha2542
    @akashsaha2542 8 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    I learned a lot over the summer from watching these videos!

    • @rnprican
      @rnprican 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      me too

    • @kpacuBua
      @kpacuBua 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Akash Saha You must be 7 yo then.

    • @akashsaha2542
      @akashsaha2542 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      kpacuBua No, I'm not 7 years old.

    • @thCentury-rx9di
      @thCentury-rx9di 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      You need to stop watching anime and playing minecraft and go outside.

    • @akashsaha2542
      @akashsaha2542 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I actually do go outside, you don't know me. I just happen to watch Minecraft and play it and like to watch anime. You don't need to post unnecessary comments. Stop making assumptions of people you don't know.

  • @fredriksejr8211
    @fredriksejr8211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love TED-Ed. Giving out so much good information and asking all the right questions :)

  • @lanemimnaugh7486
    @lanemimnaugh7486 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In Brazil the bottlenose dolphin brings a school of fish up to the fishermen, so they can throw their Nets over them. At the same time, the Dolphins are in the net while the fishermen brings it on Shore. Then the Dolphins are released and fed until they are full.

  • @DQINBETWEEN
    @DQINBETWEEN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I like how this video not only educates knowledge about dolphins, but also addresses audience the problems exist in the dolphin's world. Increasing awareness of these problems seem to be the important purpose behind the detailed facts.
    Thanks for sharing this video while acknowledging the true meaning of education. It's a good reminder for me as a college student at the rim of getting lost in the loaded lectures in the middle of a busy semester.

  • @MrAndreaCaso
    @MrAndreaCaso 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brilliant educational video, well done on explaining psychological concepts in a simple way with reference to the tasks. Keep up the good work!

  • @therion5458
    @therion5458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    One interesting thing is that dolphins have the same exact brain size as the early modern Humans (1600cc.)
    People today have smaller brains on average (1300cc.)

  • @silverboiiii4205
    @silverboiiii4205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I recently watched netflix's documentary about how ppl kill dolfins because they are concurency in fishing and honestly after that scenes watching this was almost physicly painful. I have no idea how we (as a human kind) can be so cruel towards species that share so much with us.
    Thank you for sharing this knowledge in such a nice way. Animation was fantastic!

  • @ranajonas
    @ranajonas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Omg the animation and sound production to this video is phenomenal. Amazing job ❤️

  • @Finalounet
    @Finalounet 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Outstandingly great animation right there, loved it.

  • @diegouriarte6391
    @diegouriarte6391 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent tone at the end

  • @totalinsight9888
    @totalinsight9888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful presentation . Thanks.

  • @airidescence
    @airidescence 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    If anyone has the time or intellectual space, I highly recommend Thomas I. White's book "In Defense of Dolphins" which supplies arguments for dolphins rights and establishing them as "non-human persons". It's quite a fascinating read with some anecdotes and hard data as well to back up his case.

  • @abouttime837
    @abouttime837 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like the animation. really neat and clean. also simple designes of over the video and borders are great

  • @MaDmanex100
    @MaDmanex100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent animation and video. Lots of interesting information.

  • @Sebastian-oz1lj
    @Sebastian-oz1lj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    in the distant future, when humanity has fallen, the dolphins will evolve and replace us, then they will discover the remains of our civilization in the excavations and wonder how it is possible.

    • @Frozo-nt2ky
      @Frozo-nt2ky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They never will. Being underwater will prevent them from every inventing fire or using wood. Unless they evolve into another species I doubt it

    • @Joseph-kd9tx
      @Joseph-kd9tx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sorry have you ever seen a dolphin with thumbs?

    • @dabbyt3800
      @dabbyt3800 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Humans have already evolved too far, next step is shedding our organic bodies and once that happens dolphins won’t be able to fill the gap unless some crazy meteor killing dinosaurs like event happens

  • @hellozup
    @hellozup 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    the animation looks so good :D

  • @pablolimo8481
    @pablolimo8481 8 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    We humans have such a great ego. We say an animal is intelligent by comparing it to us putting our way to be on top of the other's.

    • @billnyethescienceguy3451
      @billnyethescienceguy3451 8 ปีที่แล้ว +202

      that's because we're the only animals that use reason and logic to solve simple equation. you don't see an elephant studying in the field of astronomy do you?

    • @StupidityExodusHub
      @StupidityExodusHub 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      +Bill Nye the Science Guy how do you know that? you dont think to some other animals we look stupid? killing each other, destroying our own habitat and food supply. We are weak, with poor eye sight, slow swimmers, we cant fly.
      What would aliens capable of faster than light travel, think of us? you think we are better because we can make shiny phones that we love partially because they are shiny? Because we like wearing shiny rocks that we spends hundreds on? We like pretty lights like a moth to a flame?

    • @pablolimo8481
      @pablolimo8481 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Bill Nye the Science Guy Try to solve puzzels like a raven or memorize like an elephant or even try to unlock doors like orangutans, you wouldnt be able and these are any elephant, orangutan or raven that you pick. On the other hand pick any human from a crownd and ask him/her elementary school questions and be amazed with his knowlegde....

    • @billnyethescienceguy3451
      @billnyethescienceguy3451 8 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      +Stupidity Exodus no I think we're better because, again, we are the only animals that use reason and logic to solve simple equation. Animals can't comprehend the thought of other animals being stupid. if we aren't better than other animals how come we're at the top of the food chain and we can cage animals in zoos. we can't swim well, fly, or run fast but we can develop machines and equipment to let us do so, unlike any other animal. so again, humans populate New York, not elephants

    • @billnyethescienceguy3451
      @billnyethescienceguy3451 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      +Pablo Limo ok but ask that Raven, elephant, or orangutan the same elementary school question and be amazed at how they don't even know that youre speaking to them. I'm pretty sure you can train a human how to pick a lock and solve a puzzle too. some people are just born with better memories than others

  • @raz0229
    @raz0229 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    How Smart Are:
    _Crows_
    _Orangutans_
    _Dogs_
    _Dolphins_
    ... (to be continued)

    • @alifhazmi7341
      @alifhazmi7341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Is that a JoJo reference?

    • @raz0229
      @raz0229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alifhazmi7341 TED-ed already made a video on all of them mentioned!

    • @molsp2397
      @molsp2397 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chimpansees are the smartest

    • @baldwinivofjerusalem47
      @baldwinivofjerusalem47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Octopusses.

    • @Dani_1012
      @Dani_1012 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Elephants

  • @abraham2217
    @abraham2217 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for smooth animation.

  • @alhdlakhfdqw
    @alhdlakhfdqw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love all your vids TQ so much!! :)

  • @darkhound6461
    @darkhound6461 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Ted-ed : dolphins can empathize, can you?
    How thoughtful

    • @Chillerll
      @Chillerll 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They always end it with a preachy message.

    • @magnuslewis4710
      @magnuslewis4710 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Chillerll How is that 'preachy'?

  • @theprincemonster7575
    @theprincemonster7575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Later in the dolphin world : why are humans so smart ?

  • @tanneale6923
    @tanneale6923 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the message at the end especially 👍👍👍

  • @alenasong3652
    @alenasong3652 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I started to tear up near the end :(

    • @jaypee9575
      @jaypee9575 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why? Are you allergic to dolphins?

  • @emvv3784
    @emvv3784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Something to keep in mind with our understanding of animal intelligence is that the way in which animals express or make evident their intelligence we as humans can not perceive without the aid of technology. Dolphins and their communication through sonar is one such example. Without technological aid, we humans would not be able to know these wonderful creatures are interacting with and communicating with complex language, with language being one of the defining characteristics of human intelligence, this is a massive piece of evidence that humans are nearly on par with human intelligence. Another such example is Elephants and their ability to communicate by making vibrations in the ground that other elephants then perceive with their feet. Elephants are another example of an extremely intelligent, social, empathetic animal who's capacity for intelligence we as humans were physically incapable of perceiving. The point in saying all this is that it is with almost 100% certainty that all these animals have additional behaviors and expressions proving their intelligence as similar and even equivalent to our own, but in ways current technology can not yet ascertain. Animals are far more conscious and intelligent than our species ever has acknowledged before, and i hope to see the day where mammals are given similar rights that humans have.

  • @fldsmdfrfromcloudywithacha7954
    @fldsmdfrfromcloudywithacha7954 ปีที่แล้ว

    I could throw all of this guy's video voice overs in a playlist and fall asleep.

  • @lunacynthia5570
    @lunacynthia5570 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    those animations are the best

  • @vickyvacky8577
    @vickyvacky8577 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The fact that dolphins are more clever than some people is insane😂

  • @thisisahumanlol8255
    @thisisahumanlol8255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    4:17
    EXCUSE ME WHAT THE ACTUAL

  • @camilojosemusic1370
    @camilojosemusic1370 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m learning english and this videos are excellents for my process. Thank you.

  • @isabelvillalobos4333
    @isabelvillalobos4333 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Thank you

  • @AbdurrahmanBinAbuBakar
    @AbdurrahmanBinAbuBakar 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This breaks my heart so much. I hope we can looks forward for a better future of these days-by-days are getting endangered species.

  • @anonymousmobster2444
    @anonymousmobster2444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We need a petition to make a genetically modified dolphin that has fingers and thumbs. I want a dolphin civilization RIGHT NOW

    • @oriondelgreco7680
      @oriondelgreco7680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes. This needs to happen right now

    • @anisaliu3443
      @anisaliu3443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if making a genetically modified dolphin with fingers and thumbs was as easy as you make it sound like, my grandpa wouldn't have died of cancer

  • @MidhunKrishnaR
    @MidhunKrishnaR 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Idk but that TED opening and ending theme gives me goosebumps ❤️

  • @raeytefera964
    @raeytefera964 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanke you for teaching and advicing

  • @dr.spectre9697
    @dr.spectre9697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    absolutely amazing video A+++

  • @isixqueenxofxmadness
    @isixqueenxofxmadness 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Why should we only empathize with animals similar in intelligence to us? Shouldn't we care for all other animals regardless of their intelect?

    • @42kritik14
      @42kritik14 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      no. they are stupid and we eat them.

    • @davidgreen5994
      @davidgreen5994 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      +Isidora Flores Is easy to say, but hard to do it. Nature doesn't work that why. The code remains the same: ''The survial of the fittest.'' The fatc that we can apreciate and protect species that are particulary inteligent is just an act of empathy and merchy, nothing more. We can stop eating those species simply because there are others we can eat. And we need to eat animals. Not only for our survial, but for keeping the balance in mother nature. Humans are the main predators in the food chain. If we would stop eating other species, that would turn the natural balance upside down... many of those would breed without control, they would get very numerous and that would damage or even destroy the nature. But before that it would make life extremly difficult and make many humans and animals starve to death. There are only two ways in which we can see most of the animals: food or natural enemies...
      Why do so many humans forget that just as any other animals, we are part of the nature too.

    • @EightBall
      @EightBall 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Do you empathize with cockroaches and mosquitoes too ?

    • @vicanama3609
      @vicanama3609 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree

    • @CelesteSinger1
      @CelesteSinger1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +im not a phukn wizard hagrid 98 but pigs are highly intelligent and we eat them?

  • @hamburgermcgee9557
    @hamburgermcgee9557 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This entire video was aesthetically pleasing

  • @farmageddonfuul4789
    @farmageddonfuul4789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very well made informational video

  • @dale4525
    @dale4525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Get at me when a dolphin invents a breathing apparatus to not come up for air. We can then have a serious conversation about intelligence.

    • @Frozo-nt2ky
      @Frozo-nt2ky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep. Dolphins are smart for an animal but not for a human

    • @dale4525
      @dale4525 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed

  • @TheDeadGachatuber
    @TheDeadGachatuber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Fun fact:
    Dolphins have bigger brains than some humans

    • @UN-Seki
      @UN-Seki 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah, and so do whales. Size isn't all, though. It's more about the complexity of connections between neurons.

    • @gentleant1645
      @gentleant1645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      we’re talking about brain size compared to body size

  • @Vijayhemmadiprakash
    @Vijayhemmadiprakash 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Humanity is renouncing empathy and growing into an intelligent yet ruthless creature.

  • @reicafuli5760
    @reicafuli5760 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this creature and am truly amazed by their capacity of comprehesnion. 👍

  • @worldwidehandsomekimseokji4064
    @worldwidehandsomekimseokji4064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how it concludes with ‘we should protect dolphins!!’

    • @Chillerll
      @Chillerll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think its preachy af. Nobody seriously thinks we should let dolphins go extinct, but the pollution problem is a bit more complicated than that.

  • @aleonflex6611
    @aleonflex6611 8 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    we human are scared of monster and beast but we are the real monster and beast

  • @johncfoster7949
    @johncfoster7949 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should see the documentary dolphins made about humans.

  • @Eva-xh8kq
    @Eva-xh8kq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The best ending ever👍; very informative

  • @larssrensen4353
    @larssrensen4353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Dolphins are so smart that they know there are 2 genders.

  • @dipeshsharma1011
    @dipeshsharma1011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now I need a dolphin friend to pass my CMA exams.

  • @jlshoem
    @jlshoem ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been in the water with dolphins. I was overwhelmed with their awareness and willingness to cooperate.

  • @TheAIEpiphany
    @TheAIEpiphany 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It'd be nice to find a documentary that takes multiple dimensions into account like:
    1) Does the animal pass the mirror test
    2) Encephalization quotiont
    3) Do they mourn their dead?
    4) Societal structure (sociable or solo player, if sociable is it a regular hierarchy?)
    and use those to categorize animals and find similarities/patterns in general - we have so much to learn from animals and bake that knowledge into our tech.

  • @rodrigosanz2694
    @rodrigosanz2694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Hi Ted-Ed, I'm a student, Can you please tell me (or link) the names of the studies (papers) that this video was based on?
    Thanks, I fight (theoretically) everyday with my fellow friends that some animals do have meta-cognition.

    • @PowZapBang
      @PowZapBang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rodrigo Sanz Try the “View full lesson” link in the description & then “Dig Deeper”. It doesn’t have everything, but it could be useful for you :)

  • @GeeztJeez
    @GeeztJeez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Ah, I like Dolphins, they umm
    ... *swim*

    • @King-Hammurabi
      @King-Hammurabi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hate dolphins.

    • @darthmalice7464
      @darthmalice7464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@King-Hammurabi then why are you watching a dolphin vid? 😂

    • @ari3903
      @ari3903 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@King-Hammurabi Ora

    • @King-Hammurabi
      @King-Hammurabi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      PericIesI yare yare

    • @ari3903
      @ari3903 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@King-Hammurabi You had one job

  • @afsarshaikh9654
    @afsarshaikh9654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That conclusion at the end! OH GOD!!

  • @annablue8429
    @annablue8429 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the dolphin sound effects in the background

  • @yooheyy9934
    @yooheyy9934 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    dolphins are awesome before one year ago i fell out of a boat and could not swim and dolphins saw me and saved my life bringing me back to the surface

    • @raffimolero64
      @raffimolero64 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you a sailor?

    • @yooheyy9934
      @yooheyy9934 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah i sail the oceans better than u i discovered t
      he maldives now i live there

    • @uhmuhwha
      @uhmuhwha 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I doubt that ^^

    • @Amirnake
      @Amirnake 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm sorry if you live in the maldives, lol

    • @yooheyy9934
      @yooheyy9934 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      do u know where the country is

  • @Turbininh0
    @Turbininh0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well what a wonderfully convenient time to have a dolphin on your profile picture

  • @JrRanks
    @JrRanks ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My love for dolphins 🐬 is growing as I learn more about how their brain works . Definitely appreciate them more

  • @aymanfouda5872
    @aymanfouda5872 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely, 1 Like is not enough to describe how fantastic that video is... Well done to the great makers of the video ...

  • @mountedczarina9205
    @mountedczarina9205 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Eons ago, dolphins walked on land.

    • @TheMusketITuckedIt204
      @TheMusketITuckedIt204 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Mounted Czarina Thank you Morgan Freeman.

    • @smooooth_
      @smooooth_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And they looked like dogs

    • @ephex3094
      @ephex3094 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheMusketITuckedIt I was thinking the guy with the tinfoil hat from Futurama

    • @turquoisity6555
      @turquoisity6555 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Fall of Atlantis

  • @Stellaacee
    @Stellaacee 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "So long and thanks for all the fish!"

  • @BrownEBabeLuv
    @BrownEBabeLuv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for that ending! They should be protected at all costs

  • @ironicmAgs
    @ironicmAgs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    the ending is so beautiful. a great question