Net Search. Dolphins.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:45 amI have found this information of interest about dolphins on web sites:
Communication.
Dolphins produce an enormous variety of sounds, up to frequencies ten times those heard by human beings. Each dolphin has a signature whistle with which it identifies itself; a calf soon learns to recognize its mother's whistle. Dolphins communicate by means of a demonstrably descriptive language understood by more than one species, using all the sounds in their repertory. They are observed to converse, and it has been repeatedly shown that one animal can convey instructions to another.
Help people.
Dolphin therapy is an alternative therapy that can be beneficial to people suffering from physical and mental disabilities.
Working with dolphins has helped improve the motor skills of disabled children, enabling them to develop better hand/eye coordination. Dolphin therapy has even prompted some autistic children to communicate when they have been totally unresponsive to other forms of treatment. Children with learning disabilities have shown improvement after engaging in dolphin therapy.
Place in History.
The Roman historian Pliny the Elder, tells the story of a boy who rode the back of a dolphin called Simo. The boy would ride the dolphin from Hippo, a small Roman settlement in Africa. Roman coins dated at 74 BC., show this dolphin scene. There is a similar story from Greece about a dolphin called Lassos, who fell in love with a boy, and took him far out to sea for dolphin rides.
Navies of USA and Russia.
People and dolphins have had a special bond for centuries. During the 20th Century the navies of Russia and the United States carried out extensive maneuvers with dolphins, who acted as underwater couriers for the navy. Generally, dolphin missions were affixing bombs to enemy ships. In October 2000 Russia retired most of their dolphins. These Russian navy dolphins now swim with sick children, to help them recover from their illness. Recent studies have shown that dolphins have remarkable curing powers, especially with small children.
Sites of interest:
http://www.library.thinkquest.org
http://www.dolphins-world.com
http://www.islandddolphincare.org
Communication.
Dolphins produce an enormous variety of sounds, up to frequencies ten times those heard by human beings. Each dolphin has a signature whistle with which it identifies itself; a calf soon learns to recognize its mother's whistle. Dolphins communicate by means of a demonstrably descriptive language understood by more than one species, using all the sounds in their repertory. They are observed to converse, and it has been repeatedly shown that one animal can convey instructions to another.
Help people.
Dolphin therapy is an alternative therapy that can be beneficial to people suffering from physical and mental disabilities.
Working with dolphins has helped improve the motor skills of disabled children, enabling them to develop better hand/eye coordination. Dolphin therapy has even prompted some autistic children to communicate when they have been totally unresponsive to other forms of treatment. Children with learning disabilities have shown improvement after engaging in dolphin therapy.
Place in History.
The Roman historian Pliny the Elder, tells the story of a boy who rode the back of a dolphin called Simo. The boy would ride the dolphin from Hippo, a small Roman settlement in Africa. Roman coins dated at 74 BC., show this dolphin scene. There is a similar story from Greece about a dolphin called Lassos, who fell in love with a boy, and took him far out to sea for dolphin rides.
Navies of USA and Russia.
People and dolphins have had a special bond for centuries. During the 20th Century the navies of Russia and the United States carried out extensive maneuvers with dolphins, who acted as underwater couriers for the navy. Generally, dolphin missions were affixing bombs to enemy ships. In October 2000 Russia retired most of their dolphins. These Russian navy dolphins now swim with sick children, to help them recover from their illness. Recent studies have shown that dolphins have remarkable curing powers, especially with small children.
Sites of interest:
http://www.library.thinkquest.org
http://www.dolphins-world.com
http://www.islandddolphincare.org