Intro teaser Dolphin Communication

The speaker shares their love for dolphins and tells a story about rescuing a stranded dolphin. They introduce Dr. Kathleen Dudinsky, the founder of the Dolphin Communication Project, and discuss interesting facts about dolphins, such as their skeletal structure and communication methods. The speaker emphasizes that there is still much to learn about dolphins and hints at the surprises to come in the episode featuring Dr. Dudinsky. Three, two, one, dolphins. Have you ever really met anyone that doesn't like a dolphin? Well, I don't think I ever have and I probably wouldn't like them anyways. Seriously, what a beautiful, peaceful creature. Here's a story for you. I actually got to rescue a dolphin that got disorientated during a storm and ended up stranded on the beach. It's one of my favorite stories. Me, Mark Kyle, got so lucky to help one of these amazing mammals. It was so cool. Now, let me ask you a question. What would be your ideal job? How about this one? How about if you got to spend a lot of time on boats and then you're in the water all the time studying dolphins? There's also another question for you. Do you know how dolphins communicate with each other? I had the pleasure, and I mean the pleasure, to talk with Dr. Kathleen Dudinsky. She's the founder and executive director of the Dolphin Communication Project. Guess what? She's got that job. Again, she was such a pleasure to talk to. Did you know that the complex social animal's closest land mammal is a hippopotamus? Did you know that their skeletal structure of their pectoral fins is arranged very similar to our hands, the human hands? Have you heard the term echolocation? It's believed that dolphins use something similar to sonic sound that could possibly give the dolphin a 3D image of what's in front of them. Also, dolphins, they don't even have a sense of smell. The crazy thing is we're still learning about them every day. There's new stuff coming out all the time. Now, dolphins communicate in a multitude of ways. They've got a whistle that's unique to each individual, very similar humans, and our unique voice. They also have this big sense of family in their pods. As an example, they'll stay with an injured one and help them to breathe. Now, I could have talked to Kathleen for hours, and I feel like we just touched the surface. Did you catch that one? Anyways, in these intros, I'm always really careful not to give up too much because I really want it to be a surprise for you. So sit back and get ready for lots of surprises. And when this episode's over, you're going to love Dr. Duszynski. And maybe, just maybe, you're going to love dolphins just a little bit more.