[ExI] vultures sneeze

[spike]

From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Anderson
Subject: Re: [ExI] vultures sneeze

 

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 8:58 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

 

>>…If you toss the fry approximately in the right area, the gulls can snatch them out of the air.  When you think about it, that in itself is one hell of a trick.  spike

>… SNAP! I found it absolutely fascinating how "Gullable" the bird was, and how smart the orca was in comparison. I can't recall if the orca finished after one extra gull, or whether it continued it's "fishing" expedition, as it has been a while since I observed this.  -Kelly

Kelly perhaps you have seen this video of several orcas working together:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3xmqbNsRSk

 

Without language, how do they derive a plan and organize the team?  They must have a few sounds or something that means come with me, do as I do, let’s go now, etc.

 

spike

 

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