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Published online 8 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060508-2
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Dolphins play name game
Underwater whistles give bottlenoses their own moniker.
We are not the only animals to give ourselves names, says research on bottlenose dolphins. The dolphins' distinctive whistles may function as individual calling cards, allowing them to recognize each other and even refer to others by name.
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