Surfing dolphins clip from the 2003 BBC "Wildlife on One" episode Dolphins: Deep Thinkers, narrated by David Attenborough. The educational clip narrates that the maintenance of social bonds in complex animal societies such as dolphins and humans may be the explanation for why both dolphins and humans exhibit "play" behaviors into adulthood and full maturity. Footage is from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. AFAIK this special was never broadcast in the United States.

Check out the BBC's website often for the full video, as press reports have indicated they will put all their full programs online.

This video continues with the next part here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ZwJaUFHs-C4

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This clip is a short bit with Akeakamai when the BBC came to visit.

Educational clip from the 2003 BBC "Wildlife on One" episode Dolphins: Deep Thinkers, narrated by David Attenborough.

In this clip, dolphins are demonstrated to be able to comment on the presence or absence of stated objects, which is a very advanced task for an animal. Also the language-trained dolphin, Akeakamai, is asked a trick question. She is told to bring the Basket to the Hoop, but there is no Hoop in the tank. (David Attenborough mistakenly reverses the two objects in his narration). A flat rejection was expected, but she surprised everyone by making up her own very logical answer: She brought the Basket to the NO Paddle, as if to say... "well here is the Basket, but the destination you requested does NOT exist!" The very first time this happened years ago, it took several long moments before the beautiful logic of what she had done became apparent.

Research footage shot at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory (KBMML) (see dolphin-institute.org) in Honolulu, Hawaii.

AFAIK the program was never broadcast in the United States. BTW note the hanging Piyo Piyo duckie charm on the whistle. Phoenix dolphin is shown in some of the closeups.


Check out the BBC's website often for the full video, as press reports have indicated they will put all their full programs online.

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This lovebird is in the process of being trained to target to a laser pointer. This video shows three sessions from the second day of training.

As I've had several questions, one source for clickers is Karen Pryor's site http://www.clickertraining.com . The site also has nice training videos so that you can learn how to use the clickers. The clickers themselves are not the key, you still need to use them with good animal training techinique, timing, and consistency.

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Calving Glacier *DANGER*

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O wow is very cool. Magnific singers

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Snowball (TM) is a Medium Sulphur Crested Eleanora Cockatoo that dances to the Back Street Boys and other songs that he rates as having a "very good beat." He came to Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc. (a 501c3 not for profit bird rescue and sanctuary) in August 2007 and continues to make us laugh with his fancy footwork. We are currently raising funds to build a bird habitat for Snowball and other birds like him. Please visit us at http://www.birdloversonly.org to receive Snowball DVDs, shirts, and other items in return for your donations. Thank you so very much for your generous support of our cause!
Please also visit our blog http://www.birdloversonly.blog spot.com for up to date research information on Snowball's cognitive music studies.

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