How dolphins listen to their mothers
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 08:50
in Biology & Nature
As far as a healthy parent/child relationship goes recognising each other is pretty important, despite whether the individuals are in the human or animal kingdom. Recently, UWA Oceans Institute researcher Stephanie King forayed into the underexplored area of dolphin vocal calls and how offspring learn how to identify their mum based on their 'signature whistle'.