They recognise their own reflection in a mirror they inspect themselves and look at parts of their bodies in the mirror that they can’t usually see, they also make movements and examine themselves for this movement. They will work together to take care of injured or sick pod mates.ĭolphins are one of only a few species that pass the ‘mirror test’. They are creative and playful creatures, and seem to enjoy playing and seek the companionship of others. Dolphins have senses of empathy, altruism and attachment. They make plans together and cooperate with one another to hunt, protect themselves and bring up their young. They are fast learners, have advanced communication systems and develop complex social networks. Ruler on the bottom measures centimeters. The slides are labeled with the dolphin number and the sequential measurement of the brain section in millimeters. Hof at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. At this time, there was a major cooling of global oceanic temperatures. dolphin brain slides in the Nash Family Department of Neuroscience laboratory of Dr. And their offspring are totally dependent on their parents during childhood.ĭolphins brains are large and complex. Cetacean brains became truly large around 32 million years ago, about 20 million years after they became fully aquatic mammals. They can assess situations and problem solve. They demonstrate complex emotions such as happiness, sadness and grief. Large brain animals like humans, chimpanzees, and dolphins have a number of things in common.
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