University of Kerala inks agreement for international project to study cooperative behavior between dolphins and humans
The University of Kerala has partnered with Oregon State University for a study on dolphin-human cooperation in the Ashtamudi estuary. This project, supported by the National Geographic Society, will explore interactions between humans and dolphins in various locations. The research aims to understand the evolution of cooperative behaviors and their ecological implications.
- ▪The study focuses on cooperative behavior between dolphins and humans in the Ashtamudi estuary and other global locations.
- ▪Researchers will use hydrophones, drones, and direct documentation to analyze dolphin-fisher interactions.
- ▪The project is scheduled to run until March 2028 and will receive funding of approximately ₹1.2 crore.
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The Ashtamudi estuary in south Kerala is one of the three locations across the globe picked for a multi-institutional collaborative study on the evolution of cooperation between dolphins and humans.The University of Kerala has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Oregon State University, U.S., for the project titled ‘The Ecology and Evolution of Cultural and Cooperative Behaviour among Dolphins and Humans.’ The project is supported by the National Geographic Society and The Wildlife Intelligence Project.It will look at interactions between humans and humpback dolphins in the Ashtamudi estuary, and bottlenose dolphins in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady River and the Tramandai inlet in Brazil. “The evolution of cooperation is one of the most debated topics in science.
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