Lonely Dolphin Found “Talking” to Himself Scientists Unveil Fascinating Findings
In an extraordinary discovery, researchers studying marine life have documented a solitary bottlenose dolphin, named Delle, engaging in a peculiar behavior: seemingly talking to himself. Found in the Baltic Sea’s Svendborgsund channel near Denmark, Delle has been living in isolation since September 2019, far outside the usual range of bottlenose dolphins, which are known to thrive in social pods.
This remarkable behavior was highlighted in a study published in the journal Bioacoustics last month. Despite being social animals, dolphins like Delle, who live alone, are rarely studied in detail due to their perceived outcast status. However, researchers took an unconventional approach, placing underwater recording devices to observe his behavior over 69 days between December 2022 and Februa...
