Unit1SampleiBTQuestion(Track1-01)Allright,arewereadytobegin
Lastclassweleftoffwith,um,anintroductionconcerningthedolphin’sabilitytocommunicatewithoneanother
Asyouknow,dolphinsareoftenregardedasoneofthemostintelligentanimalspeciesonearth,butitisharedtosayjusthowintelligentdolphinsare
Thisisbecauseof,um,thismammal’sabilitytocommunicatebyusingavarietyofclicks,whistlesandothervocalizations
Nowlet’stalkaboutthedifferentwaysdolphinscommunicate
OK,thefirstofthesecommunicationmethodsincludesaformofecholocation;wheredolphinslocateanobjectbyproducingsoundsandthenlisteningfortheecho
Itworkslikethis:um,broadbandclickingsoundsareemittedinafocusedbeamtowardsthefrontofatarget
Astheobjectofinterestisapproached,theechogrows,um,louder;andthedolphinsadjustbydecreasingtheintensityoftheinter-clickinterval