The Glade 4.0

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c4#/video/us/2013/01/22/pkg-divers-rescue-entangled-dolphin.ocean-wings-hawaii

What was most amazing to me about this, is the patience and docility of the dolphin. It's a 300-400 lb animal, likely, that could have **** those divers up even unintentionally by thrashing around, etc. Instead, he sat there, nearly still, while they worked on him.

The only thing that can overcome fear is intelligence.

Dolphins definitely know what a human is.

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Buckle your pants or they might fall down.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Dolphins are smart enough that there's currently a lot of debate on whether or not we should even hold them in captivity.

I read a pretty compelling article last year on the subject of dolphins, here -> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17116882

Check out the 4 bullet points about halfway through the article providing evidence of their intelligence. This one in particular made my jaw drop:
"A number of captive dolphins were rewarded with fish in return for tidying up their tank. One of them ripped up a large paper bag, hid away the pieces, and presented them one at a time to get multiple rewards." (I've known many humans who wouldn't have thought of doing that)

WTF

Cool story.

Dolphins often come to check out what I am doing when sailing. They surf up and rotate so they can look right at me. They like it when the boat is moving at 5 or more knots. The one who decide to go nudging my rudder was unnerving though.

I have also seen them surf the bow wave of big ships. Usually they fly up and out , then roll onto their backs before hitting the water again.

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Memento Vivere

I have local knowledge.
That sandbar was not there yesterday!

A somewhat tongue-in-cheek comment, but the fact remains, we still, as a species, still slaughter cetaceans. I'm surprised they don't fear us more.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Perhaps dolphin philosophers and scientists have recognized the potential for complex dolphin-like intelligence in humans, and they're now attempting peace talks.

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Buckle your pants or they might fall down.

Maybe since they were doing a pretty good job of whole-sale slaughter, there aren't any left to tell the tale.

We don't do it "as a species".

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Dolphins have their own "Dark Side" (apparently).