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Dolphin mothers pass tool use to daughters

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Australian dolphins learn to hunt with sponges stuck to their noses.

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  1. Andreas von Bubnoff
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von Bubnoff, A. Dolphin mothers pass tool use to daughters. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news050606-2

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