thehidden-secrets

Unknown things about Dolphin To paraphrase Lenny Leonard, a (fictional yellow) man who tragically lost his life to a dolphin, dolphins might be the clowns of the sea but it's dangerous to ever underestimate their intelligence. But are these aquatic mammals really as intelligent as everyone thinks, or are we simply projecting greater intelligence on them because they remind of us of ourselves? Get loosened up for some mental backflips — here come a bunch of dolphin facts you probably weren't ready for. 1. Wear sponges as masks Dolphins are one of only a handful of animals we've observed using tools in their own environment. Specifically, according to research from Georgetown University, some bottlenose dolphins wear sea sponges on their noses while foraging for food on the ocean floor, protecting their delicate beaks from the pinches of angry crabs and the edges of sharp rocks. The behaviour is more common in females and seems to be passed down by mother dolp...