04 Oct 2024 | News
New research from the University of Pisa, in collaboration with the Universities of Turin and Rennes, sheds light on communication among bottlenose dolphins — one of the cetacean species found in the Mediterranean Sea.
They smile at each other. With a contagious “smile,” not unlike our own. Dolphins do it to interact during social play: an open-mouthed facial expression, very similar to the way we laugh, which they adopt when they are within the visual field of their playmates — who in 33% of cases respond in kind by opening their mouths.
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By: Pasquale Raicaldo
Source: la Repubblica Green & Blue
