I couldn't help myself, but as I watched the entire video, I started to sob like a baby. I wasn't expecting such a reaction on my part. But it shows the love I feel for these four incredible individuals (the 4 dolphins that lived at this facility).
OMG... I can't believe I found KBMML videos! Thank you so much for posting these videos. I used to be a volunteer trainer at this facility for 5 years :) I still mourn all four dolphins: Akeakamai, Phoenix, Elele and Hiapo.
Akeakamai 's highly intelligent/creative response is just amazing. Better than a lot of humans would do. At least the equivalent of a 5 or 6 year old child!!
In areas which are different to our way of thinking/cognitive structures it is not easy to understand how the minds of other intelligent species work, what their strengths are & what their limitations are. Isn't understanding their intelligence, in some way, (almost ironically) a measure of our own intelligence & mental flexibility?
HAhah, this was an awesome video. But hey speknovik, that comment was uncalled for. Do you honestly think avg. Americans can do anything about their disenfranchised situation? If you're propagandized from a young age, only the wisest can interpret what is behind the curtain, and dolphins can too :)
its difficult to blame americans for their ignorance because there are many factors involved, but its not so difficult to blame them for their complete lack of effort
@mullacy2 Not much of an insult really, since it's debatable which species is more intelligent. If humans really do have superior intelligence, then what you said is probably sad but true...except you forgot the word 'average'.
@weirds0up Great question. Cognitive work is set up to specifically exclude op.cond. (as well as random chance & inadvertent cueing). By the time this video was made, yes the animal was familiar with the stimuli. However the published result was based entirely on the animal's 1st-time exposure to each stimulus, ie operant conditioning can't explain the result. (The animal learned procedures w/another set of named objects where op.cond. is possible explanation, then was tested with new objects.)
Probably not as good as humans but they certainly have high level language that's deep enough for them to give more complex commands and requests than shown in the vid aswell to give each other a sort of first name and last name system - Individual first names and last names that correspond to the pod they belong to....
im pretty sure that its that individual pods of orcas have certain dialects. And the naming system is because each bottle nose dolphin has an individual whistle., which is used by other dolphins to call it. Not so much a name, more of a relationship betwen sound and dolphin.
newyork, there has been more evidence Bees, elephants etc have a language before all the hype about dolphins. And, if people are adament about dolphins having a language, then ALL other animals should also be recognised as having a language of their own.
@thestarduster don't think it's just a matter of language but how they can so easily learn our language (or the language we want to communicate with) and then reason - actually apply analysis & come up w/ solution. The dolphin came up w/ a solution to the "stumper" qustion - the dolphin thought up an answer that scientists hadn't even thought of!
This month's National Geographic magazine (March 2008) brings an article about animal intelligence and they talk about the experiments done with Akeakamai, Phoenix, Elele and Hiapo.
Elephants can also understand syntax. And, there are over 40 different species of dolphin and dolphins are not equally intelligent. Only Orca, Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins actually live up to the public perception of intelligence.
i saw a picture of their brains and they are large and more wrinkled than the human brain by a large amount, that dolphin is probably feeling like the main character in the movie idiocracy
0:33 the epic MULTI-CHOICE.
UKGameMaster 1 year ago 3
Dolphins are pretty flippin' intelligent. I hope that we decode dolphin language someday, that'd be so cool...unless they're just insulting me.
StuffedAnimalPlanet 1 year ago
holy shit...amazing
8484terry 1 year ago
wow!
Crazee108 1 year ago
i wish that was my life!
LeviTIGHT 1 year ago
I couldn't help myself, but as I watched the entire video, I started to sob like a baby. I wasn't expecting such a reaction on my part. But it shows the love I feel for these four incredible individuals (the 4 dolphins that lived at this facility).
AkeakamaiTheFirst 1 year ago
OMG... I can't believe I found KBMML videos! Thank you so much for posting these videos. I used to be a volunteer trainer at this facility for 5 years :) I still mourn all four dolphins: Akeakamai, Phoenix, Elele and Hiapo.
AkeakamaiTheFirst 1 year ago
dolphins are awesome
legonakonow 1 year ago 2
Akea was the best--the smartest, the sweetest...and we miss her...
omoya 1 year ago
Beautiful animals.
Forkroute 1 year ago
They are so cute! I wish I had one in my room! :P
Poppy0109 1 year ago
why dont they ask him if hes happy with all the questions they are asking him.
ngonzalez120 2 years ago
Akeakamai 's highly intelligent/creative response is just amazing. Better than a lot of humans would do. At least the equivalent of a 5 or 6 year old child!!
In areas which are different to our way of thinking/cognitive structures it is not easy to understand how the minds of other intelligent species work, what their strengths are & what their limitations are. Isn't understanding their intelligence, in some way, (almost ironically) a measure of our own intelligence & mental flexibility?
HughFromAlice 2 years ago
0.16 - dolphin pays attention to man. look at its little face! lol
nostalgiacreep 2 years ago
But can she explain string theory to us?
difficultbastard 2 years ago
hi anyone want to chat
just moved new area uz
1007743 3 years ago
HAhah, this was an awesome video. But hey speknovik, that comment was uncalled for. Do you honestly think avg. Americans can do anything about their disenfranchised situation? If you're propagandized from a young age, only the wisest can interpret what is behind the curtain, and dolphins can too :)
dontdewcriz 3 years ago
its difficult to blame americans for their ignorance because there are many factors involved, but its not so difficult to blame them for their complete lack of effort
lwanatt 2 years ago
americans are almost as intelligent as dolphins
mullacy2 3 years ago 76
hahahahaha
KoutetsuTenshin 2 years ago
they dont even come close if you ask me ;p
Magnicore 2 years ago
key word Almost? lol
asoe209 2 years ago
thoughtful of you to say so, but that would have to be proved and sorry there is little evidence to support your claim.
nikkicraft 2 years ago
@mullacy2 even as an American myself , I have to agree.
GMBofWIS 1 year ago
@mullacy2 Hey!!!! I'm an American, and I resemble that!!!! ;-)
RobertMfromLI 1 year ago
@mullacy2 Hey don't make fun of US...get it, US. Wasn't funny? that's ok.
StuffedAnimalPlanet 1 year ago
@mullacy2 Not much of an insult really, since it's debatable which species is more intelligent. If humans really do have superior intelligence, then what you said is probably sad but true...except you forgot the word 'average'.
viper2785 1 year ago
how were they they taught what the yes and no paddles mean in the first place?
amarnamriju 3 years ago 22
signm language like they say yes nd show them it then say no nd show them it nd they prob kno
KATEY95228 2 years ago
@amarnamriju Yeah, how did this all happen? It's amazing, and interesting.
saintlysinner666 2 years ago
@amarnamriju probably a form of operant conditioning
weirds0up 1 year ago
@weirds0up Great question. Cognitive work is set up to specifically exclude op.cond. (as well as random chance & inadvertent cueing). By the time this video was made, yes the animal was familiar with the stimuli. However the published result was based entirely on the animal's 1st-time exposure to each stimulus, ie operant conditioning can't explain the result. (The animal learned procedures w/another set of named objects where op.cond. is possible explanation, then was tested with new objects.)
scubaduck 1 year ago
they're smarter then me!! LOL
chakazul 3 years ago 3
Thank you for this footage of the late, great Akeakamai, who was an inspiration to many!
omoya 3 years ago
Dolphins are amazing!!! AWESOME VIDEO!
numeroUNOJoBrofan 3 years ago 2
they are almost as intellingent as americans
spekovnik 3 years ago
They're so cute and smart
Sevena878 3 years ago
I love it
dezzy1985 3 years ago
smart...do dolphins have the own language just as good a human
newyorkny5023 4 years ago
Probably not as good as humans but they certainly have high level language that's deep enough for them to give more complex commands and requests than shown in the vid aswell to give each other a sort of first name and last name system - Individual first names and last names that correspond to the pod they belong to....
FartyBandit 3 years ago
im pretty sure that its that individual pods of orcas have certain dialects. And the naming system is because each bottle nose dolphin has an individual whistle., which is used by other dolphins to call it. Not so much a name, more of a relationship betwen sound and dolphin.
pRaIrVkEoRur 3 years ago
A name is a relationship between sound and individual.
Apollyon007 2 years ago
Ya.... That's called a name
VexMutz 2 years ago
newyork, there has been more evidence Bees, elephants etc have a language before all the hype about dolphins. And, if people are adament about dolphins having a language, then ALL other animals should also be recognised as having a language of their own.
thestarduster 3 years ago
@thestarduster don't think it's just a matter of language but how they can so easily learn our language (or the language we want to communicate with) and then reason - actually apply analysis & come up w/ solution. The dolphin came up w/ a solution to the "stumper" qustion - the dolphin thought up an answer that scientists hadn't even thought of!
hehe. yeah mon.
Marleyites 2 years ago
This month's National Geographic magazine (March 2008) brings an article about animal intelligence and they talk about the experiments done with Akeakamai, Phoenix, Elele and Hiapo.
It's a must read!!!!
And thanks lot for this video!
zionsimas 4 years ago
Thanks for putting this up.
AaseLange 4 years ago 2
This brought a big grin to my face! Dolphins are such wonderful creatures, and I'm always amazed by how intelligent they are.
JakAndKeiraFan 4 years ago 4
Elephants can also understand syntax. And, there are over 40 different species of dolphin and dolphins are not equally intelligent. Only Orca, Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins actually live up to the public perception of intelligence.
duskydolphinz 4 years ago 4
i saw a picture of their brains and they are large and more wrinkled than the human brain by a large amount, that dolphin is probably feeling like the main character in the movie idiocracy
SlavaVB 4 years ago