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Dolphins with an Irish Brogue?

by Karen Hatter | May 26, 2007 at 03:05 am

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Simon Berrow, from the Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation, says he will work on a dictionary of sounds, whistles, barks and groans, time and money permitting. He has discovered dolphins have distinctive vocalizations pertaining to their location.

Who knew but, apparently dolphins off the coast of Wales have a different dialect, distinguishing their sounds from dolphins off the west coast of Ireland.

There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught.

- An Irish proverb

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Jordan Yerman

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at 07:36 on May 26th, 2007

I've always wondered if animals had accents-- it stands to reason that they do. My sister-in-law's dog would have a very heavy ruralized Canadian accent, which is why the Rhodesian Ridgeback across the street has trouble understanding her...

Also, "Dolphins with an Irish Brogue" is the best headline of the morning, and also a great name for a band.

Karen Hatter

at 09:02 on May 26th, 2007

Best headline of the morning? Wow! Thanks, Jordan! Aren't animals amazing? Spanish and English are spoken in my neighbor's home and his dogs, a chihuahua and a Lhasa Apso, respond when he speaks in either language. You don't think in terms of animals being bilingual but, in these dogs' case, they must be!