I remember reading an article in the paper a few years back about scientists commenting on how pop culture has just about idolized dolphins in recent decades and bestowed upon them attributes that have no scientific backing. Humans have come to view dolphins as our water based cousins, or people who have fins and flippers instead of arms and legs. All scientific evidence, however, indicates that dolphins are not as intelligent as we believe them to be. As I recall one scientist putting it, Flipper might be more intelligent than Fido running around in your backyard, but he is nowhere as smart as humans or even chimps.

Japan’s killing the dolphins population.  Now we have less dolphins so they are becoming agressive.

I really enjoyed this video and appreciate the opportunity to watch it, since I don’t have cable TV.

I remember reading about dolphin aggression about 15 years ago.  This film clearly shows they are not quite the “pacific” creatures we usually think of.

Their frontal lobes (thinking portion of the brain) are very highly developed and their brains looks very similar to humans.  It really has to make you wonder what goes on inside their heads, and that we should not hunt whales and dolphins.

Many people feel it is wrong to capture and use these animals for entertainment.  They are probably right.