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Known for their incredible problem-solving abilities, dolphins can learn new tasks, communicate with each other, and even use tools. Their brains are large and highly developed, allowing them to perform complex behaviors like working together to catch fish or even using sponges to protect their snouts while foraging on the ocean floor. Dolphins communicate through a wide range of clicks, whistles, and body language, and studies show they even have names for each other. They can recognize themselves in mirrors, a sign of self-awareness. While we study these brainy mammals, we’ll learn about the central nervous system in animals. We’ll trick our brains and our senses to discover how perceptions differ from reality. We’ve got a couple of crazy dissections lined up, and of course, we’ll play in the waves just as the dolphins do!
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