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Nov. 04, 2011
A Researcher Asks: Are Dolphins Self-Aware?
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| Like chimpanzees, dolphins are large-brained and highly social animals, but can they recognize themselves in a mirror? Pyschologist and dolphin researcher Diana Reiss discusses her work with dolphin communication and cognition. |
Produced by Aleszu Bajak
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Diana Reiss
Author, The Dolphin in the Mirror (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011)
Program director, National Aquarium, Baltimore, Md.
Professor, Psychology Department, Hunter College, New York, NY
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The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives
by Diana Reiss
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