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1monster

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6. Not really. Dolphins cooperate with each other to catch their fish. This probably started when

Reply to scrubthedata (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 11:45 AM

Apr 2013

a dolphin or two noticed fishermen casting their nets and found that the mullet paniced and broke formation and madet them easier to catch.

Dolphins are social creatures and would have shared their knowledge with the other members of their pods. Thus, a tradition was born. Fishermen, maybe more slowly than the dolphins, caught on to the advantages of collaboration and both groups passed what became a tradition down from generation to generation...

It's a Win/Win for everyone.... but the mullet.

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Dolphin Assisted Fishing [View all] Seedersandleechers Apr 2013 OP

The dolphins have the humans well trained. RC Apr 2013 #1

Kind of like cats Seedersandleechers Apr 2013 #2

The ones here want me to catch the fish and then feed them. rzemanfl Apr 2013 #3

Okay, that's really ... odd. nt scrubthedata Apr 2013 #4

Not really. Dolphins cooperate with each other to catch their fish. This probably started when 1monster Apr 2013 #6

Pretty cool! n/t bitchkitty Apr 2013 #5

Notice how they keep luring the humans deeper out? This is obviously a trap. Bucky Apr 2013 #7