Dolphins: How Smart are They Actually? | Inside the Animal Mind | BBC Earth

Just how smart are dolphins? Can they understand their own reflection?

[lass]

1:14 Dolphin casually doing funny faces in the background when the professor is talking. Thx dolphin, real mature.

[wvshzfr]

1:10 "They perform all sorts of odd behaviors much like we might do"
Dolphin: *headbutts mirror*
Me: *same*👌

[engetsu]

That dolphin is definitely trolling them at the end.

[joshkar]

their constant grin suggests a constant awareness of just how cool they look

[anthonyantmanedwardsisbett]

That dolphin was photo/video bombing the lady 😂

[blackricksanchez]

1:13 dolphin hits the mirror and then laughed about it 🤣🤣

[gamzeemakara]

Lady: Dolphins are incredible creatures-

Dolphin: hehe, head go bomk

[michaelb]

The dolphin in the thumbnail: " Who am I? Why am I here? What is life's purpose?

[MovieSeriesClips]

1:18 *ok this seriously looks like the dolphin is mocking her.*

[THERAMMSTEINFAN]

A mirror and they go STRAIGHT into flex and choreography mode! 💪😏💯

[Maelum_]

I laughed so hard at the part where the dolphin tried to ram into the mirror in the background while the woman was talking

[Corrram]

1:11
Woman: "They perform all sorts of odd behaviours"
Dolphin: *Performs odd behaviour*

[anniegoldberg]

Lady: demonstrating all sorts of odd behaviors
Dolphin: *BONK*

[confusedcaptain]

(1:10)
Woman: "They perform all sorts of odd behaviour, much like..."
Dolphin: *SMASHES BACK INTO MIRROR*

[skedizzle]

1:10 "the dolphins perform all sorts of odd behaviors"
Dolphin: BONK

[XvLarvavX]

Dolphin: *finds mirror*
What the...?
*starts flexing*



*DAMN I look good!*

[Charles-]

1:11 "They preform many odd behaviors, " *rams blowhole into mirror*

[Harlan]

Oh look! I'm beautiful from this angle....and from this angle...and upside down....wow, I'm a hottie!

[rangopistacho]

Dolphins: can see themselves in a mirror
Octopus: can leave its tank memorize security guard shifts sneak past into other tank steal fish for food go back to tank and reseal is if nothing happened

[Aparna_]

1:18 Me laughing at my friends while they give a presentation.