Name: Could we speak the language of dolphins?
Uploaded: 2013-06-06T15:13:15Z
Duration: 14 min 24 s
Description: For 28 years, Denise Herzing has spent five months each summer living with a pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins, following three generations of family relationships and behaviors. It's clear they are communicating with one another -- but is it language? Could humans use it too? She shares a fascinating new experiment to test this idea.

For 28 years, Denise Herzing has spent five months each summer living with a pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins, following three generations of family relationships and behaviors. It's clear they are communicating with one another -- but is it language? Could humans use it too? She shares a fascinating new experiment to test this idea.

Denise Herzing: Could we speak the language of dolphins?

Could we speak the language of dolphins?

Dolphins' brain-to-body ratio is second only to humans, hinting at high intelligence, including self-awareness and tool use.

In the Bahamas, clear waters provide a unique window into dolphins' complex lives, enabling groundbreaking communication studies.

Creating a two-way communication interface, researchers hope to decode dolphin sounds, bridging the interspecies language gap.