they wouldn't poor fraggle, play any of their dolphin games

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DOLPHIN GAMES: MORE THAN CHILD'S PLAY?: (11/09/05): " After years of

studying dolphins at play, Kuczaj and his colleagues have reached some

surprising conclusions: dolphin games show remarkable cooperation and

creativity. Dolphins seem to deliberately make their games difficult,

possibly in order to learn from them. And such pastimes may play a key role

in the development of culture and in evolution-both among dolphins and

other species, including humans.

 

Although dolphins of all ages participated in games, most of the newly

invented ones came from the youngsters themselves, the group wrote,

providing evidence for a contribution of games to dolphin " culture. "

The

notion that non-human animals can have culture gained scientific

respectability only in this decade. This profound shift in attitudes came

as a result of findings that chimpanzees and other primates develop local

traditions, such as specific tool use strategies, and pass them on to their

offspring. Such " traditions " have been found among dolphins, too. "

 

 

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/051107_dolphinfrm.htm

 

 

what is peace

to the people

who work the land

and die in wars?

it was learned in a game

that was played by us all

who held the top of the hill

from the rest was called the king

and I can't believe it all

was good for humankind