Scientist calls dolphins dimwits
Try to ignore the fact that the article uses the word “dimwit”. Moving forward, I found the following claims by a one Paul Manger of Johannesburg’s University challenging to swallow. From what I’ve learned previously, dolphins are one of the smartest water mammals to date. Heck, even the military exploited dolphins at various times throughout history.
“The real flaw in this logic is that it suggests all brains are built the same … When you look at the structure of the dolphin brain you see it is not built for complex information processing,” he told Reuters in an interview.
A neuroethologist who looks at brain evolution, Manger’s views are sure to cause a stir among a public which has long associated dolphins with intelligence, emotion and other humanlike qualities.
I’d like to see this doctor swim around and identify mines underwater. Where does everyone else stand on the topic?
