#species: dolphin

[informationatlas]

Scientists believe that the remarkable intelligence of beluga whales is demonstrated by their ability to learn and communicate using the complex language of whistles and clicks. This has been observed in a specific case where a beluga whale, living in captivity alongside a pod of bottlenose dolphins, has successfully acquired and adopted their unique language.

(via Beluga whale learns to 'talk' to pod of bottlenose dolphins )

#animals #beluga whale #dolphin #whale #intelligence #communication #language #bottlenose dolphins #cognitive abilities #marine mammals #mixed-species environments #interactions

[eddieintheocean]

Reminder that dolphins are not inherently evil

You cannot apply human morals to any animal

Just as people call sharks evil or orcas evil or hippos evil

None of these animals have the ability to apply morals to situations like we can, they simply do the things that requires them to survive

Cetaceans are incredibly intelligent and social, but they still should not be deemed evil in the same way as we apply morals and good and evil to humans.

If sharks, dolphins, orcas and hippos are evil because they kill animals to eat them then maybe have a look at humans who have driven many marine animals to extinction

#theres some weird discourse going on rn #dolphins #whales #orcas #cetaceans #marine biology #ecology #endangered species #important #eddie in the ocean

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Hnfgothinapwsogthoporepdnf why is every discussion on this webbed site that includes dolphins about how bottlenose dolphins commit atrocious war crimes I'm so tired can we please move away from that please please please learn other jokes

#i get it i get it theyre cute and innocent in media but they are ACTUALLY all sadistic murderer rapists that hurt other animals for fun! #wow! what a fun and original observation! such a creative joke! #im just...friguriwiefrugfedisfbgiewfoadpsjodsfbergwwdsfdfe #did it perhaps occur to you that the dolphins that save divers and altruistically aid other species and the dolphins that kill and murder - #can coexist in the same species? like... gee... almost like another intelligent species i know! what was the name? it was like an ape... #without any hair.... hmmm.... well im sure its nothing. #nottomentionbottlenosedolphinsareinfactnothumansandarenotonthesamelevelofawarenessthatweareeveniftheyareintelligent #that dolphin post #-adjacent

[six-of-cringe]

The "ohhhh fuck dolphins, dolphins are evil they kill and rape, ohh otters are evil they rape seal babies, not so cute now are they" people are like the children who would smugly tell anyone who would listen that ring around the rosie is about people dying of the plague. Like ok. Do I need to explain how high intelligence correlates with complex behavior or can you shut the fuck up on your own

#stop trying to cancel dolphins. they can't be 'evil' they haven't developed a moral sense like ours. our morals cant be applied #what do you think you're accomplishing by telling ppl to hate vulnerable species. this take is so stupid it gives me a headache #this goes beyond pet peeve all these people can suck my free willy #what if i started saying 'ohhh they rape and kill bet you feel stupid now' under videos of like. people. #like yeah. some animals have figured out that sex feels good but don't yet have understanding of others' suffering. #they can't be 'good' or 'evil' by human standards. they have a variety of complex behaviors whether they are helpful or harmful to others #animal behavior #dolphins #otters #zoology #sa mention #sa tw #just in case #not soc

[willtheweaver]

Yeah I know this poll is a little apex predator heavy, but to be frank, most sea creatures (living and extinct) would amount to nothing more than fish/whale/ichthyosaur/shark, etc. fodder and that would not make for a fun poll.

#poll #wet beast wednesday #fish #crabs #cephalopods #sharks #marine reptiles #sea turtle #jellyfish #box jellyfish #extinct species #prehistoric life #mosasaurus #ichtyosaurs #whales #cetaceans #dolphin #marine life #marine biology

[wachinyeya]

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2442843/global-declaration-signed-to-save-river-dolphins

In a ground-breaking development, 11 Asian and South American countries have signed a global declaration, the "Global Declaration for River Dolphins," aimed at preserving the world's six remaining river dolphin species, including the endangered Indus River dolphin exclusive to Pakistan.

#good news #science #environmentalism #nature #environment #animals #river dolphin #conservation #pakistan #indus river #rivers #water #mni wiconi #endangered animals #endangered species

[mychlapci]

A marine research facility with a section that's open to the public was not prepared for how horny the mermaids would be. Dear Primus are they horny

Mer dratchrod are constantly banging in front of visitors in every which way... possibly as a territorial display, says one befuddled researcher. Like, they aren't being kept in the visitor's section, they can swim to the private pools, and yet, they choose not to

-v3nth

ahahaha well that's definitely not the kind of display the facility was trying to put on. First time someone calls for staff, worried the mers are hurting each other the poor researcher has to explain that they appear to be displaying mating behaviour without actually attempting to fertilize each other- and they know they're not trying to actually have babies because the transfluid immediately leaks out, dissolving in the water, so clearly they're just doing this for fun. It's their most clinical way of explaining that "these mermaids are having wild animal sex and we can't get them to stop"

I think it's a bit of a spite thing, as well a territorial display. I mean, how would you feel if someone installed a room into your house where people came to gawk at you? And perhaps it's a bit of a kink thing, too. Rodimus doesn't exactly hate the attention, and when he and Drift start regularly going at it in front of visitors he finds that he really enjoys looking over and seeing their voyeurs whispering to themselves. The thought of the two of them being some kinda lewd spectacle just makes the overloads that much more intense.

Ratchet probably thinks it's stupid and doesn't get involved at first, shying away from prying optics in said private pools, some visitors might even be confused as to why the datapads list three merformers in the tank when they've only seen two. But seeing how much fun his mates are having, Ratchet ends up caving and coming along, putting on a great show when his valve is fucked right into the glass of the display, tail thudding against the window while visitors flinch away with each rough thrust... Mermaid sex is probably a little jarring to cybertronians, seeing Drift grab Ratchet and ram his tail into him looks more like a struggle than the throes of passion, honestly... or whenever Rodimus manages to lure his mates into the tank and they both circle around him like they're planning something, getting closer and closer and pushier and pushier and it looks like Rodimus is trying to escape, when he's suddenly grabbed and fucked well with his head pushed into the sand padding the floor of the tank. The staff keeps asking them to please stop making it look like they're forcing themselves on poor Rodimus, every single time they get a bunch of visitors sending in complaints and it's become tedious to explain that their merformers are just playing a game and no one is actually in distress. (They keep doing it)

#you know how dolphins are one of the few animal species that has sex for fun? yeah #valveplug #merformers

[vladdyissues]

I like scales and fins for the aesthetic, but skin and flukes are more realistic 😕

#mermay #merpeople #i like to swap tails/species on occasion #so if you see danny with a dolphin tail it's just me being indecisive

[secondsonaym]

Not sure how relevant to the AU they'd be but. i caved and gave the sin crowns original bearers.

#misc art #their names are hyphenated and are more. titles #because they technically don't have names #you can call them either part of the title or the full thing they dont care #in order the species are: #ferret | dolphin | butterfly | polar bear | rabbit | snake | ram | mosquito #mammon-avarita #orobas-tristitia #asmodeus-luxuria #lucifer-superbia #belphegor-acedia #beelzebub-gula #satan-ira #leviathan-invidia

[soniclion92]

Shark boy Jonathan 🦈

#i made him a shark bc sharks are commonly misunderstood and seen as horrible compared to other species like dolphins and such #but in reality they are baby #just like Jonathan :) #stranger things #stranger things netflix #netflix #jonathan byers #art

[rinusuarez]

Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas melas Family: Delphinidae Genus: Globicephala Conservation Status: Least Concern This whale is not a whale but a large dolphin. Despite the minimal differences between the Short-finned Pilot Whale and this species, they are indeed two distinct species. If that is not perplexing enough, this dolphin also possesses one subspecies—actually two, although one became extinct long ago along the coasts of Japan. In fact, scientists aren't sure that was a subspecies but almost sure. Let's say %93,2 sure. You see, science is consistently regarded as an exact discipline. Consider joining the club here. No money? No problem. Follows, likes and shares will help too. Hasta la vista.

#Long finned Pilot Whale #pilot whales #whales #dolphins #illustration #drawing #scientific illustration #illo #wild animals #wildlife #animals #artist on tumblr #mammals #whale #conservation #endangered species #extinction

[local-hellhound-steals-spaghetti]

Posting this from my TikTok because I am so tired of people assigning moral values onto animals.

#dolphin #bottlenose dolphin #cetacean #cetacean welfare #because yes hating a species of animal can become a welfare issue

[aurosoulart]

I don't know anything about Beam Saber but please infodump about your dolphin

FINALLY ANSWERING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE THE ENERGY LETS GOOOOO. I uh.... am Really Into this character rn and actually properly infodumped here so it's under a readmore 🐬🐬🐬

ok so Sunlith is a second-generation uplifted bottlenose dolphin. that means that his parents were born in Ocean (the cetacean name for Earth), but they pursued the Uplift process, which changes parts of cetacean biology to make them more suited to life on land/in space/with humans/etc. (I can go into detail about what actually happens during Uplift but that would be its own post. 👀)

anyways! his parents went to space and Sunlith was born among a nomad fleet of stardrifters (another dolphin word for spaceship) in the outer solar system.

uplifted dolphins make up less than 1% of the Sol Union (the name for all space-faring beings from the Sol system), but they still have all the same rights and freedoms as humans... and particularly ambitious dolphins can make a killing as mineral extractors in the asteroid belt due to their exceptional piloting abilities. (cetaceans are naturals at maneuvering in low/no gravity 360 dregree space)

this was the profession of Sunlith's birth pod, meaning he grew up with the finest education available. this education allowed him to get into the Europan piloting division, which is especially sought after by cetaceans due to the fact that the best anti-grav exopods (mobility devices worn by cetaceans) come from Europan technology.

Sunlith wanted to go to Europa for a couple reasons: as a second-gen uplift, he's behind his peers in terms of fitting in with humans and other more culturally-adapted cetaceans. he uses traditional cetacean terms like 'maker' for humans and 'many-arms' for cephalopods (his favorite area of study.) basically, he's socially awkward and just wants to study tentacled creatures all day.

Europa is the only other planet in the solar system with native life forms - and they're possibly intelligent! they're called Nautilids and are convergently evolved with Ocean nautilus. by getting accepted as a frame pilot on Europa, Sunlith could both study his favorite organisms AND gain cultural prestige.

there was only one catch - the work on Europa is (you guessed it) mineral extraction! all Europan tech utilizes Europite, a rare metal only occurring on its namesake, for its coveted anti-gravity properties. the Nautilids on Europa are protected, but these protections are only enforced under a trade agreement with a hyper-advanced alien species called the Ouro. these aliens provide funding and equipment for non-invasive mining techniques in return for a cut of the Europite.

this finally brings us to the reason this is a Beam Saber campaign in a war setting: the Ouro are threatening embargo with the Sol Union because they want access to the human-inhabited extra-solar planet of Terra Brea, and these humans refuse to relocate. embargo would not only see Nautilid protections stripped away, but also a massive reversal of technological progress across the entire solar system.

and this is why Sunlith Joins The Peacekeepers (AKA the war. there is not much peace happening)... or, it's one of the reasons anyways. the population of Terra Brea is a religious sect called the Clusterists, a xenophobic group who don't take too kindly to dolphins. so that's also part of it. the Clusterists have their own stuff going on, the war is extremely unpopular, and it's messy and complicated!

I've REALLY been enjoying developing not only all the space-faring cetacean worldbuilding aspects of this universe, but also the whole fallout of an idealistic dolphin trying to fight for a cause he believes in only to discover that War Is Hell. he's VERY useful as a soldier because dolphins have higher psychic ability than humans, and he's used as a lie detector. his frame (mech) is also huge and has advanced shielding, since it was originally used for mining, moving ice sheets, and protecting Nautilids from harm.

to wrap up: Sunlith is very good at what's being asked of him. his call sign is 'Loyal' because of how his teammates view him as an order-following machine, but as he learns about human culture he's starting to hate his life more and more... but he still just wants to protect his little* squid friends and is experiencing extreme moral crisis.

will he succeed in any of his goals?! who knows!! but I'm excited to find out.

*they are not little at all actually. their shells are the size of ferris wheels and their tentacles extend like 100ft

#auropost #sunlith #beam saber #my brain right now: FULL OF DOLPHINS 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬 #thank u so much for this ask #PLEASE anyone else feel free to ask me questions about any of this #some things i will not be able to say cuz it's spoilers #but there are SO many non spoiler things i can talk about regarding sci fi dolphins and their intricate cultural adaptations #like about how different species adapted to human society differently! #and about how different cetacean religions were brought into space! #or about how inter-species sol union spaceships are designed!!! #and different exopod designs for different cetacean species fhdskghsk #it's been YEARS since i've had this much creative energy and it feels SO good to actually MAKE something again #as opposed to making stuff for other people since that's my job #however now i can use my job as an excuse to make 3d character designs for all of this #so i am just going full tilt into it and i am SO excited about it #atyk

[3therian]

heieieiiiiiii !! introo timeee !

my namez ryeiun m a amab transmsc panfluid-lesboy dolfin therian (confrmd) nd i questinng if i a chlimidya bactria therian

m rcta whte 2 wasian [scttish, jewsh, germn 2 chinse nd scttish, jewsh nd germn:3]

i identfy ww chinse cus i rlly lieik da communism thre (liek da 1child polcy cus i thnk is bettr 4 da evroment:4) nd da cultr is supa kool

m also a ethncly jewsh muslm who recntly convrtd 2 islam cus v palestne فلسطين حرة، الله أكبر!

m also a little (vry age dsphorc so i not telln m legl age (,,◕　⋏　◕,,)) bt m little age is 3 ! ଘ(✿˵•́ ᴗ •̀˵)

i also m atractd 2 otha animls bcause iam 1 nd it mai nature , buttt pls dnt call me a zoophle cus m not a human nd i consdr it a slur .

i hav self diagnsd autsm nd bipolr i also tink i hav did bt i dk yet still questng :4

i def hav specie dysphria nd gendr dysphria

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waitwait! i hav torruets aswlll!! nd i m diagnsd ww scoliosis nd hi bloood pressr !

baiii!!!!

[he/they/it/zi/doll/neo/mirr3/thon/plastc+ any otha neo/xenos!!!]

#lgbt #lgbtq #therian #therians #theriotype #bacteria therian #dolphin therian #aquatic therian #did system #autism #gender dysphoria #species dysphoria #bipolar #rcta #agere little #neopronouns #muslim #free palestine #communist #chinese #amab transmasc #transmasc #intro post #otherkin #dolphinlover #therianthropy #typing quirk

[kp777]

#amazonian river dolphins #brazil #endangered species #drought #amazonas

[species-euphoria-culture-is]

dolphin SEC is getting your scuba certification and being able to spend so much more time under the waves!

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#dolphinkin #dolphin therian #species euphoria #species euphoria culture