Dolphin 'interpreter'

Scientists are hoping, developing a language with dolphins can help us talk to . aliens.

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For 27 years, the marine biologist Denise Herzing and his associates have frequently visited 200 spotted dolphins in the northern Bahama Islands.

Understanding the relationship between the members of the dolphin group is key to elucidating the meaning of whistling, clattering and other signals they emit.'The goal of this project is to tell the story of how to make dolphins,' Ms. Herzing told Discovery . But being a clever and curious animal, dolphins would not be content with scientists filming underwater videos and recording the sounds they emitted.

Famous dolphins have large and sophisticated brains. They also have a complex social structure because they often form alliances and share tasks. Once trained, they exhibit excellent language acquisition.'There are times when they play games with us underwater. This particular group of dolphins seems to be very curious about us , "said Herzing. It was this that caused Herzing to think of creating an elementary communication system, for example, so that dolphins could ask for toys. Two-way communication with dolphins has been tested several times over the years, but never with a group of animals living in the wild environment.

The means of finding intelligence outside the earth are so primitive that it is impossible to distinguish a meaningful alien signal. Therefore, Herzing's research can contribute positively to these efforts, in which dolphins can participate as an analog (analog) . 'The idea is how you can recognize intelligence. That's why humans test dolphins to try to assess cognitive skills and how they use the brain , 'said Herzing.

Currently Herzing expert is continuing to improve the 2-way communication system with dolphins. This system uses sounds, symbols and objects such as balls or scarves to interact with dolphins. Support for this system is a device called CHAT (short for Cetacean hearing and telemetry , translating 'Marine animal listening device and remote data transmission' ) . According to the Space Daily newspaper, CHAT is about the size of a smartphone, which can determine whistling whistles in real time. It was worn on the diver's neck and connected to a pair of underwater stethoscope and a one-handed keyboard called 'twiddler'.