Sunday, 2 September 2018

Wild dolphins can 'walk on water' by copying tricks from captive animals

Wild dolphins can 'walk on water' by copying tricks from captive animals

Wild dolphins have learned how to walk on water by copying tricks developed by captive animals, a 30-year study found. Scientists in Australia observed that dolphins in Adelaide learned tail-walking – when the animal rises vertically out of the water and moves forward or backwards across it – from a dolphin called Billie which had spent time in a dolphinarium. Dolphins rarely do this in the wild but it is a standard part of the routine in almost all dolphinaria.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/dolphins-wild-walk-water-study-australia-billy-captive-tricks-a8512536.html?source=Snapzu

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