Don't call them 'Flipper'.

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Researchers have discovered that dolphins have "names"--not words, but distinctive whistles that contain identifying information. Scientists have known since the 1960s that dolphins make whistles or calls. "It's always been suggested that they are important for staying in touch with each other," says Vincent M. Janik of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. The question was whether the whistles had unique identifying information or whether the dolphins were simply responding to the tone...