A group of dolphins living off the coast of Australia apparently teach their offspring to protect their snouts with sponges while foraging for food in the sea floor.
Researchers say it appears to be a cultural behavior passed on from mother to daughter, a first for animals of this type, although such learning has been seen in other species.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/06/06/dolphin.learning.ap/index.html
Researchers say it appears to be a cultural behavior passed on from mother to daughter, a first for animals of this type, although such learning has been seen in other species.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/06/06/dolphin.learning.ap/index.html
