Bottlenose dolphins perceive object features through echolocation

2003/08/01 by Heidi E. Harley, Erika A. Putman, Herbert L. Roitblat · 1 voice · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Marine animal studies overview #Underwater Acoustics Research

paper · doi:10.1038/nature01846

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• But some cool papers suggest that *dolphins* can reliably match a visually learned object to its echo and vice versa. (The key in these and the bat expts is first-presentation recognition, vs. learni [bsky, 5 points, 1 comments]