Cempaka Maritime, Marine and Fisheries: Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades: study

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

“2011 and Beyond” - What you are seeing, and why - Jan 16, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

(Live Kryon Channelings was given 7 times within the United Nations building.)

Kryon Q&A

Question: Dear Kryon: I live in Spain. I am sorry if I will ask you a question you might have already answered, but the translations of your books are very slow and I might not have gathered all information you have already given. I am quite concerned about abandoned animals. It seems that many people buy animals for their children and as soon as they grow, they set them out somewhere. Recently I had the occasion to see a small kitten in the middle of the street. I did not immediately react, since I could have stopped and taken it, without getting out of the car. So, I went on and at the first occasion I could turn, I went back to see if I could take the kitten, but it was to late, somebody had already killed it. This happened some month ago, but I still feel very sorry for that kitten. I just would like to know, what kind of entity are these animals and how does this fit in our world. Are these entities which choose this kind of life, like we do choose our kind of Human life? I see so many abandoned animals and every time I see one, my heart aches... I would like to know more about them.

Answer: Dear one, indeed the answer has been given, but let us give it again so you all understand. Animals are here on earth for three (3) reasons.

(1) The balance of biological life. . . the circle of energy that is needed for you to exist in what you call "nature."

(2) To be harvested. Yes, it's true. Many exist for your sustenance, and this is appropriate. It is a harmony between Human and animal, and always has. Remember the buffalo that willingly came into the indigenous tribes to be sacrificed when called? These are stories that you should examine again. The inappropriateness of today's culture is how these precious creatures are treated. Did you know that if there was an honoring ceremony at their death, they would nourish you better? Did you know that there is ceremony that could benefit all of humanity in this way. Perhaps it's time you saw it.

(3) To be loved and to love. For many cultures, animals serve as surrogate children, loved and taken care of. It gives Humans a chance to show compassion when they need it, and to have unconditional love when they need it. This is extremely important to many, and provides balance and centering for many.

Do animals know all this? At a basic level, they do. Not in the way you "know," but in a cellular awareness they understand that they are here in service to planet earth. If you honor them in all three instances, then balance will be the result. Your feelings about their treatment is important. Temper your reactions with the spiritual logic of their appropriateness and their service to humanity. Honor them in all three cases.

China calls for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades: study

Google – AFP, By Mariette Le Roux (AFP), 7 Aug 2013

A bottlenose dolphin swims off the coast of Rangiroa, in French Polynesia

(AFP/File, Valerie Macon)

PARIS, France — Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said Wednesday -- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal.

Elephants have long been credited with the animal kingdom's most prodigious memory, but evidence for that was anecdotal, said the study's author Jason Bruck of the University of Chicago's Institute for Mind and Biology.

Bruck claims to have compiled the first study showing social recognition in an animal persisting beyond two decades -- possibly "the longest pure memory of any kind in a non-human species".

For the study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Bruck worked with 43 captive dolphins at six zoos and aquariums in the United States and Bermuda, collecting whistle recordings he played to them over speakers underwater.

Previous research had shown that dolphins design unique signature whistles to identify themselves, and answer when called by "name".

Baby bottlenose dolphins are shown at a

zoo in Duisburg, western Germany in 2011

(DPA/AFP/File, Roland Weihrauch)

They use these whistles like we identify people by their faces.

Bruck played dolphins the recordings of signature whistles from those they had once shared a tank with, as well as the calls of complete strangers.

"Dolphins got bored quickly listening to signature whistles from dolphins they don't know," he said in a statement.

But familiar calls often elicited an immediate response.

"When they hear a dolphin they know, they often quickly approach the speaker playing the recording," said Bruck. "At times they will hover around, whistle at it, try to get it to whistle back."

In one case, Bruck played the whistle of a female dolphin named Allie, who lives at Brookfield Zoo in the US, for Bailey, a female now in Bermuda. The pair had last lived together in the Florida Keys when Allie was two and Bailey four -- but Bailey clearly recognised the call.

The reaction was not affected by how long the animals had lived together, nor their sex or kinship status, the biologist said.

"I was expecting five, maybe 10 years. Memory for over 20 years just has not been systematically shown in animals so I was amazed by what I found," he told AFP.

In the wild, bottlenose dolphins have an average life expectancy of about 20 years, though some can survive for 45 years or longer.

Bruck said the study revealed a social memory "very consistent" with that of humans.

It may even be more long-lasting than facial recognition abilities by humans whose faces change over time while dolphin whistles remain the same.

Long-term social memory may help animals assess threats and opportunities for hunting alliances while preventing inbreeding.