As further confirmation of this phenomenon the images were then converted into 3-dimensional computer models. We observed the formation of transient wave patterns in some of the digital video frames that clearly matched the shapes of the objects on which the dolphin echolocated, including a closed cell foam cube, a PVC cross, a plastic flowerpot, and a human subject. The resulting wave patterns were recorded with a digital video camera. Hydrophone recordings of dolphin echolocation sounds were input to a CymaScope, an analog instrument in which a water-filled, fusedquartz cell is acoustically excited in the vertical axis by a voice coil motor directly coupled to the cell. We have recently discovered a novel phenomenon in images derived from digital recordings of the sounds of dolphins echolocating on submerged objects. Our overall goal is to analyze dolphin sounds to determine if dolphins utilize language or perhaps pictorial information in their complex whistles and clicks. Visit for more related articles at Journal of Marine Science: Research & Development This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Received Date: JAccepted Date: JPublished Date: July 15, 2016Ĭitation: Kassewitz J, Hyson MT, Reid JS, Barrera RL (2016) A Phenomenon Discovered While Imaging Dolphin Echolocation Sounds. Jack Kassewitz 1 *, Michael T Hyson 2, John S Reid 3 and Regina L Barrera 4ġ The Speak Dolphin Project, Global Heart, Inc., Miami, Florida, USAĤ Puerto Aventuras, Mexico Corresponding Author: Jack Kassewitz A Phenomenon Discovered While Imaging Dolphin Echolocation Sounds