DCP Deep Dive: Could “Reading” Give Us Insight into Another Animal’s Mind?
Get ready for a slight departure from our typical informal lectures! This webinar will be a roundtable discussion with some slides and video of what it takes to link a behavior cue to a 2D or 3D symbol in a cognitive training task with dolphins (small and large) and sea lions. That is, DCP’s research team partners with animal care specialists/trainers to first teach the animals to pair a 2D or 3D symbol to behaviors in their repertoire. Once learned and reliability connected, we will present two symbols together – either side-by-side or top-bottom – to see how the dolphins respond. Do they do both behaviors at the same time, one after the other? Do they “read” left to right or top to bottom? Knowing this info opens a window into their minds and how they process info.
We have an excellent lineup of colleagues joining this conversation!
This Deep Dive is geared toward ages 14+, but all are welcome.
You can find other DCP webinars on our YouTube Channel or right here, on our website (look under the Knowledge Hub!).
Live: Monday 9 March 2026, 12:30 p.m. ET (New York, Miami)
Zoom Meeting ID: 820 6021 2042
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As always, the recording of this talk will be posted on our YouTube channel, Vimeo, and right here, on our website.