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    Dolphins 'Look Forward' to Play With Humans

    For a study published recently in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science, researchers tested captive bottlenose dolphins in French theme park Parc Astérix. They played a different sound before offering the animals different stimuli, including adding toys to the water, bringing a trainer to play with them, and a control, where they left the dolphins to do as they wished.

    The researchers found that when the dolphins were presented with the sound indicating they would get to interact with people, they would “look forward” to the interaction more than being offered toys or the control group, according to the study. The researchers came to this conclusion because the animals would engage in “spy-hopping,” in which they would poke their heads out of the water to see what’s happening. According to the study, this "indicates motivation to participate in certain events."

    More at: http://www.newsweek.com/captive-dolp...vs-dogs-946315
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    Related: "Shocking: Dogs and cats look forward to playing with humans".

    Even more shocking: "Humans look forward to playing with other humans".
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    It seems humans mostly keep pets that do not taste good . Dolphins probably taste nasty .
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    Quote Originally Posted by oyarde View Post
    It seems humans mostly keep pets that do not taste good . Dolphins probably taste nasty .
    Catholics used to eat them on meatless Fridays because they were a mammalian red meat "fish", I have no idea how good they tasted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    Catholics used to eat them on meatless Fridays because they were a mammalian red meat "fish", I have no idea how good they tasted.
    I have eaten shark and it was awful . When I look at them it is what I imagine they taste like so they get a pass .
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    Quote Originally Posted by oyarde View Post
    I have eaten shark and it was awful . When I look at them it is what I imagine they taste like so they get a pass .
    As a child I once had a sharkmeat burger and it tasted pretty good, I wonder if it depends on the type of shark or the part the cut is taken from.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    As a child I once had a sharkmeat burger and it tasted pretty good, I wonder if it depends on the type of shark or the part the cut is taken from.
    It's all about the shark cheek (say that 10 times fast)
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    Thanks for torpedoing the thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oyarde View Post
    I have eaten shark and it was awful .
    ???,,, I like Shark steak. Shark Bites are good too (Deep fried,, breaded pieces,)
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    I adore dolphins. They've also been known to rescue people in danger, for example from shark attacks or drowning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lilymc View Post
    I adore dolphins. They've also been known to rescue people in danger, for example from shark attacks or drowning.

    Dolphins=Sea Dogs
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    Quote Originally Posted by lilymc View Post
    I adore dolphins. They've also been known to rescue people in danger, for example from shark attacks or drowning.
    My good friend told me that her grandpa would to tell her as a child that if a white sailor fell into the sea during WWII that dolphins would save them; but if a Japanese fell into the sea that they would lead the sharks to them instead -- because the Japanese eat dolphin. this upset her greatly as she was Japanese and loved dolphins.
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    Quote Originally Posted by specsaregood View Post
    My good friend told me that her grandpa would to tell her as a child that if an white sailor feel into the sea during WWII that dolphins would save them; but if a Japanese feel into the sea that they would lead the sharks to them instead -- because the Japanese eat dolphin. this upset her greatly as she was Japanese and loved dolphins.
    More bull$#@! from grandparents.

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    Could it be because they get fed when humans come to play?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    Could it be because they get fed when humans come to play?
    Perhaps but dolphins love to play, they play with eachother and even other sea creatures.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    Perhaps but dolphins love to play, they play with eachother and even other sea creatures.
    I get that but I'm speculating why they look forward to human interaction more than other interactions. I suspect food has something to do with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    Perhaps but dolphins love to play, they play with eachother and even other sea creatures.
    The other sea creatures don't feed them, poor human.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post
    I get that but I'm speculating why they look forward to human interaction more than other interactions. I suspect food has something to do with it.
    Probably, parties all always better with free food.
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    Just wait until they all leave while extending their appreciation for "all the fish".
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