Dolphin one of the intelligent creature

Dolphins are odontocete cetaceans belonging to the Delphinidae family

No discussion about the intelligence of animals would be complete without mentioning dolphins!

Dolphins are odontocete cetaceans belonging to the Delphinidae family. These small toothed whales are the smartest animals in the sea. Their encephalisation quotient which is the ratio of the observed brain mass to the predicted brain mass is second only to humans, which simply means is that dolphins have a big brain.

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Dolphins use this big brain in an interesting way. They are surprisingly human-like and active. They have been found to take part in games (like playing catch) underwater with other dolphins and fish as a form of entertainment.

They are also very creative thinkers, which is shown by the many creative ways they have of hunting for and catching food at sea. They form complex hunting routines that require intellectual sophistication to plan and execute.

Dolphins, like humans, are also able to learn from their past experiences. They use a sophisticated language to communicate amongst themselves and are highly coordinated in social settings.

They have also been seen to imitate each other in order to entertain, commonly entertaining human observers by performing wonderful jumps in the air. Of all the animals in the wild, it seems like dolphins know how to have fun!

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