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First Contact with Whale Civilization Could Unfold

7 pointsby chapulinover 1 year ago

3 comments

EchoChamberManover 1 year ago
&gt; Bruno was encouraged to build his whole life around the practice of asking humans for things. But after a few years, the scientists’ grant ran out and he was transferred to a different facility. When one of the lab’s scientists visited him there, he was distressed to see that Bruno seemed upset. He kept signing <i>Key</i> and <i>Out</i>. The scientist had taught the chimpanzee to communicate, but even in the face of a clear request, the scientist couldn’t help him.<p>Absolutely tragic. Leave them alone.
MichaelMoser123over 1 year ago
archive link: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20240226020725&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2024&#x2F;02&#x2F;talking-whales-project-ceti&#x2F;677549&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20240226020725&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theat...</a>
MichaelMoser123over 1 year ago
Orcas and Giant Manta Rays can pass the mirror test, did anyone try to do the mirror test with Sperm Whales? (I guess that would be difficult due to the size of the Whales:)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mirror_test" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mirror_test</a>