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theanimalblog: Friendly Dolphins Help Brazilian Fishermen We think of dolphins as playful — but they may also be more cunning than we ever realized. A subset of the dolphin population in Laguna, Brazil has started cooperating with human fishing expeditions. The dolphins will help people get better catches, in return for whatever the fisherman discard. They’ll drive schools of mullet towards the fisherman, and they even signal when and where to cast the nets. Newly published research has looked at the dolphins who are helping out in this unique way. What the scientists discovered is that the sea mammals that cooperated with the humans were more social than the ones that didn’t, both within their own species, and with ours. The researchers believe this is to do with social learning practices, where these skills can be passed between the more connected dolphins. This is so cool!! Way to go, dolphins.

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Friendly Dolphins Help Brazilian Fishermen

We think of dolphins as playful — but they may also be more cunning than we ever realized. A subset of the dolphin population in Laguna, Brazil has started cooperating with human fishing expeditions. The dolphins will help people get better catches, in return for whatever the fisherman discard. They’ll drive schools of mullet towards the fisherman, and they even signal when and where to cast the nets.

Newly published research has looked at the dolphins who are helping out in this unique way. What the scientists discovered is that the sea mammals that cooperated with the humans were more social than the ones that didn’t, both within their own species, and with ours. The researchers believe this is to do with social learning practices, where these skills can be passed between the more connected dolphins.

This is so cool!! Way to go, dolphins.

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downtoavenge: psychotronicvortex: Infographic: Celebrating Towel Day - May 25, 2012 Lemon.ly has a hoopy little infographic about Towel Day which falls on this Friday, May 25th. If you don’t know much about Douglas Adams, the most important thing to know is that he wrote humorous and fun science fiction books. This May marks the 11-year anniversary of Adams’ death. Two weeks after his death, his fans decided to commemorate him by making May 25th, Towel Day, and it turns out Lemon.ly’s designer, Ana, is one of those fans. Great work, Ana, and one should always know where their towel is. (via Lemon.ly) I think I’m just going to wear lilac for geek day, but you should always remember how important your towel is! Happy Towel Day, everyone! I had a small towel with the number 42 imprinted on it quietly hanging in my apartment the entirety of my senior year of college, just waiting for someone to get it. My wonderful British friend Liz figured it out in about March.

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psychotronicvortex:

Infographic: Celebrating Towel Day - May 25, 2012

Lemon.ly has a hoopy little infographic about Towel Day which falls on this Friday, May 25th.

If you don’t know much about Douglas Adams, the most important
thing to know is that he wrote humorous and fun science fiction books. This May marks the 11-year anniversary of Adams’ death. Two weeks after his death, his fans decided to commemorate him by making May 25th, Towel Day, and it turns out Lemon.ly’s designer, Ana, is one of those fans.

Great work, Ana, and one should always know where their towel is.

(via Lemon.ly)

I think I’m just going to wear lilac for geek day, but you should always remember how important your towel is!

Happy Towel Day, everyone! I had a small towel with the number 42 imprinted on it quietly hanging in my apartment the entirety of my senior year of college, just waiting for someone to get it. My wonderful British friend Liz figured it out in about March.

(via turtlesstampede)