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Dolphins don't have two brains. I'm guessing you are reffering to their ability to let one side of their brain sleep. There are two overall lobes of the brain. I don't know the medical term for them but many know them as left brain and right brain. In humans, use of one side of the brain is usually associated with certain traits. For instance, left brained people are usually artistic. In dolphins, the brain is also divided into the two lobes. DOlphins though, have developed the ability to let one side of their brain sleep while the other stays barely awake to keep them from crashing into things and to help survive attacks by predators. The other lobe will then rest when the original sleeping lobe is rested.
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How can dolphins be so smart?
because of their brains
Can dolphins be smart?
Dolphins have large brains for their bodies -- in fact, a bottlenose dolphin is second only to humans in the ratio of brain size to body size. Researchers have also pointed to the parallels in the organization of dolphin and primate brains as more evidence of high intelligence in dolphins. Some have gone so far as to suggest that dolphins actually have a language that humans simply cannot comprehend.
How do dolphins get killed by oil?
Oil is toxic, and dolphins have no means of keeping it out of their systems. Enough oil taken in will damage their brains and eventually shut down their vitals.
What are positive negative and interesting things if you have two brains?
You cannot have two brains..
Why monkey has two brains?
yes monkey has two brains one is for its tail
What is the duration of The Man with Two Brains?
The duration of The Man with Two Brains is 1.55 hours.
Does monkey have two brains?
No. A monkey does not have two brains, only one as in apes and primates. No extant mammal has two true brains.
How do bottle nose dolphins sleep?
Bottle nose dolphins do sleep but in a weird kind of way. Half of there brains sleep while the other half keeps swimming for air.
Is a frog brain smaller then a human brain?
If you are thinking about chimpanzees and dolphins, they have larger brains because dolphins cant move their eyes and chimpanzees have brains that are smaller, they just use it more. Frogs have much smaller brains since they can't figure out lots of things. But my African dwarf frog would always swim toward my hand, showing they can remember some things.
When was The Man with Two Brains created?
The Man with Two Brains was created on 1983-06-03.
Does bicephalus also mean two brains?
I would imagine that if you had two heads, you would have two brains. Bicephalus means to have two heads.
How is a dolphin special?
Dolphins are special because they are highly intelligent. They have been known to save countless humans from downing and from being attacked by sharks. Dolphins are self aware and able to solve puzzles. Their brains are highly developed and scientist have recently been able to engage in two way communication with them.
