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A blindfolded Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner copies the behavior of trainer Wade Davey, right, during a demonstration at the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key in Marathon, Fla., July. 3, 2013.
Dolphins may be known for their intelligence and playful behavior. But turns out they can also switch on other senses to figure out a problem, just like humans. A new study indicates that when one of their senses is blocked, they can make decisions to use other senses to mimic a human's movements.
All photos from taken at the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key in Marathon, Fla., July. 3, 2013
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Research assistant Jane Hecksher, left, claps as Emily Guarino, right, Administrative Director of Research, rewards an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner after he copied a behavior while blindfolded.
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Atlantic bottlenose dolphin "Tanner" is shown during a demonstration.
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Research assistant Jane Hecksher, left, shows trainer Wade Davey, right, the behavior she wants him to perform to see if an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner can copy the behavior while blindfolded.
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Emily Guarino, left, Administrative Director of Research, congratulates an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner after he copied a behavior by trainer Wade Davey, right rear, while blindfolded, as research assistant Jane Hecksher, right foreground, looks on during a demonstration.
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Guarino congratulates an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner after he copied a behavior while blindfolded during a demonstration.
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Guarino puts eyecups on an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner, to blindfold him during a demonstration.
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A blindfolded Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner copies the behavior of trainer Wade Davey.
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A blindfolded Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Tanner copies the behavior of trainer Wade Davey.
