Throughout recorded time, man has shown a fascination with dolphins. This is shown by many ancient stories which were told through writings and verbal accounts. Some of these stories originate from ancient Greece and were told by great philosophers. One such story claims that Odysseus' son, Telemachos, was saved from drowning by a dolphin. Dolphins have also been accounted for in writing. In the play Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, a singer by the name of Arion was sentenced to be thrown into the sea by pirates. Before he was thrown into the sea, he asked for one last wish: to sing a song and then jump overboard himself. The pirates granted him this wish, and he began to sing a high-pitched song. When he was finished with his song, he jumped overboard and was saved by a dolphin

Hovinen, Bradford, Onno Faber, and Vincent Goh. "Dolphins: The Oracles of the Sea." Online. 28 January 1999 .

JoJo is not only social with Bernelle but also with guests of the local Club Med. At first JoJo was a nuisance, since none of the guests knew how to treat JoJo correctly. The club organizers and guests started to complain about JoJo, so Bernelle educated the public and JoJo on the subject of playing nice. The public was taught rules about JoJo and JoJo was taught signals for stopping his current activity. JoJo and the public now get along fine, but what is unusual is that JoJo is getting no reward for his interaction with the guests. It seems JoJo comes here for his own pleasure and to communicate in some way with the tourists (Perrine 35-36).

One of Lou Herman's dolphins has learned to incorporate the ability to be trained with its own high level of intelligence. This was shown in a trick test done by Herman where there was no correct response. Herman firsts asked the dolphin if there was a ball in the pool. The dolphin then pressed a paddle that signified the answer 'yes'. He then signaled for the dolphin to push a ball to a hoop; which it did. Now the trick came in: Lou Herman removed the hoop and told the dolphin to repeat the trick. Herman expected the dolphin to act confused or, at the best, to push the no paddle. Instead it carried the ball to the no paddle and stopped there. The dolphin in effect was saying "I can do the first part but not the second because the hoop is not there." Herman was astonished. Herman responded by saying, "This was a totally untrained response. We never dreamed the animal would think the problem through like that" (Ola 55).

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Perrine, Doug. "JoJo Rogue Dolphin?" Sea Frontiers March-April 1990: 33-41.

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Social traits are taught to the young from the time of their birth. When a baby dolphin is born, usually two female dolphins take the role of the aunts to the newborn. These females babysit and nurse the young when the mother is out searching for food. A baby dolphin usually stays with the mother for three to six years. The relationship between the mother and child is long-lasting as is the relationship between males in a pod. Dolphins are very playful and curious creatures. Dolphins love company and have been observed in idle communication with other dolphins. This tight knit social structure gives the dolphin its unique and appealing behavior. Humans find an association with these behaviors and, therefore, feel a connection to this aquatic mammal.

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