Marine biologists in south Florida have connected two dolphin research and conservation habitats miles apart with underwater microphones and speakers. They hope the "chat line" will enable a dolphin calf, soon to be born to a deaf mother, to learn to "talk" by communicating with dolphins in the other facility. BB pal Vann Hall's suggested headline for this story? "We're wet, naked, and waiting for your call!" From the Associated Press:
"We asked ourselves `How do we get the calf to speak when we have a deaf mother?'" said Robert Lingenfelser, the conservancy's president…
"Even before it is born, we want the calf to have an idea of what normal dolphin vocalization is," Lingenfelser said.
