Researchers: Dolphins use sponges as tools

[Call me Deacon Blues]

Pardon me while I step away from the cesspool of politics for a moment and rejoice in the wonders of our world.


WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of dolphins living off the coast of Australia apparently teach their offspring to protect their snouts with sponges while foraging for food in the sea floor.

Researchers say it appears to be a cultural behavior passed on from mother to daughter, a first for animals of this type, although such learning has been seen in other species.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/06/06/dolphin.learning.ap/index.html

[Burma Jones]

1. Sponge Bob will be miffed

[wicket]

2. amazing

Too cool! :) Dolphins are some of the most amazing creatures on the planet.