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- From: phfrom@nyx.uni-konstanz.de (Hartmut Frommert)
- Subject: Re: Whales and dolphins
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- Organization: Dept. of Physics, University of Constance
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- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 11:43:25 GMT
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- I crosspost this for relevance in the whale discussion (was on sci.space):
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- amon@elegabalus.cs.qub.ac.uk writes:
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- >The social structure of dolphins is among the most complex on Earth,
- >right up there with Homo Sapiens and Pan.
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- >Dolphins form small cooperative groups that will sometimes form
- >coalitions with other cooperative groups. What is interesting is that
- >they may be the only other species that understands the double-cross
- >in the Machiavellian sense.
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- >They will work with a group until it becomes in their interest to
- >work with yet another group against the first group.
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- >This is often used by groups of males to kidnap (forcefully) and rape
- >female porpoises, and by female groups to attempt to prevent same.
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- >So much for the peaceful, lovable porpoises... But they definitely
- >are far, far up the scale of social evolution.
-
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- Hartmut Frommert, LS Dehnen, Physics, | E-Mail: <phfrom@dknkurz1.bitnet>
- Univ of Constance, P.O.Box 55 60, | or <phfrom@nyx.uni-konstanz.de>
- D-W-7750 Konstanz, Germany | + SAVE THE WHALES ! BOYCOTT NORWAY ! +
- Phone: +49-(0)7531-88-3747 | + Whales R intelligent. Whale killers not. +
- + Whale killing is murder. Eating whales is cannibalism. Eat whale killers. +
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