Are you a podcast subscriber??
Take a listen to the Dolphin Pod at www.thedolphinpod.com
Movies
Did you know that the 2000 IMAX feature film, MACGILLIVRAY FREEMAN'S DOLPHINS, featured DCP Director, Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski??
www.dolphinsfilm.com
Books
Pick up a copy of Dr. Dudzinski's MEETING DOLPHIN: MY ADVENTURES IN THE SEA, published by National Geographic Books in March 2000 as a companion book for the DOLPHINS IMAX film!
The Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) looks at how animals, particularly dolphins, communicate and attempts to shed more light on the meaning of their interactions. Ongoing since 1991, questions focus on communication among Atlantic spotted dolphins in The Bahamas, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Japan, and common bottlenose dolphins in human care in Honduras and The Bahamas. In addition to studies of communication and behavior, DCP research associates also investigate comparisons between species, geographies, and habitats, as well as their own research topics.
DCP team members use specially developed underwater video and directional bioacoustic recording equipment (the MVA) to localize individual dolphins as the source of sounds, to facilitate the examination of relationships between dolphin sounds and behaviors. This unique study of dolphin communication in the wild collects data under water and uses non-invasive methods to observe and record dolphins in their own habitat. DCP is also the only group to apply the exact same protocols for data collection and analyses on wild dolphins to observations of bottlenose dolphins in human care at two facilities - at Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS), Roatan, Honduras, and at Dolphin Encounters in Nassau, The Bahamas.
Dolphins are considered to be highly intelligent creatures because of their apparently complex communication system and highly cognitive capabilities. A better understanding of the minds and social lives of non-human animals is one result of examining their methods of communication. Still, dolphins, in fact all non-human animals, must not be measured according to how close they come to equaling human intelligence and development, but rather accepted and appreciated for what they are. It is through studies of this type that we may learn how better to interact with our environment, and its inhabitants.
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone interested in learning more about DCP, our field sites, where our research is going in the future and those of you interested in supporting our mission!
The Dolphin Communication Project's mission statement is to promote awareness of marine mammal conservation & to increase knowledge of communication behaviors between and among all dolphin species. DCP works toward advancing these goals by organizing/conducting underwater research expeditions/studies in dolphin communication, encouraging cetacean intern experiences, and fostering collaborative endeavors with scientific and educational programs.
To learn more, visit our website at www.dolphincommunicationproject.org
My father, Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, and Dr. John Lilly were partners in the Man/Dolphin Communication Project in the 19960s. Its good to know that the dream lives on.
A new "Delay" song has just been added in my player. It's called "My Friends are in The Ocean".
This song is dedicated to all creatures that have to suffer from barbaric behaviours of human being... Thanks to all MySpacers who dedicate their pages to defend and protect all living creatures on the planet! Keep doin' it... Together we can make it!
