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Dolphins name each other.

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ago in General Factchecking by Newbie (410 points)

New research finds that bottlenose dolphins call the "names of loved ones when they become separated." 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/02/20/172538036/researchers-find-that-dolphins-call-each-other-by-name#:~:text=Trump's%20Terms-,Researchers%20Find%20That%20Dolphins%20Call%20Each%20Other%20By%20'Name'%20%3A,be%20known%20to%20do%20that.
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This statement is true, however this is not new research. The article you linked is from 2013, and almost any other article discussing this topic is from that year as well.

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ago by Newbie (340 points)

I found in a recent study that Bottlenose dolphins don't just whistle and screech. They call themselves by name and recognize each other's names too.

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Yes, this comes from a reliable source and is true in multiple other articles. While they can't talk to each other like humans, they do use unique whistles to communicate with their species. They often use these when they want to meet a certain dolphin that is often too far to see.

Other sources used:
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/dolphins-name-study-signature-whistles-offers-clues-rcna30114

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