Singing Dolphins Do Batman

The results of two scientific studies have shown that dolphins are capable of recognizing rhythms and pitch and are able to reproduce them. In order to best demonstrate this ability the scientists chose the epic, Batman theme song and were able to teach a shortened version to the dolphins who reproduced it in response to certain stimuli.

meh

[B11]

let me know when they can do "free bird."

Birds do this too

[Heir Of The Mess]

Birds do this too, and elephants, and probable many other animals that you might want to kill time by studying scientifically.

There's some bloody bird outside my bedroom window that has a natural ability to memorize the latest ringtone on my mobile phone whenever I change it. 6am in the morning I jump out of bed thinking my phone is ringing (I'm waiting on some important calls)

Reminds me of this poem

I woke early one morning,
The earth lay cool and still
When suddenly a tiny bird
Perch on my window sill,
He sang a song so lovely
So carefree and so gay,
That slowly all my troubles
Began to slip away.
He sang of far off places
Of laughter and of fun,
It seemed his very trilling,
brought up the morning sun.
I stirred beneath the covers
Crept slowly out of bed,
And gently lowered the window
And crushed his little head.

I am not a morning person

Dolphins do Batman

[Placebo Messiah]

What a man in a batsuit and a sea creature do together is their business and they can tape it and post it on the internet if they want to

Obligatory Hitchhiker's Guide Reference...

[gbobeck]

So, the dolphins can "sing" the Batman theme... I wonder how long it will take before they start "singing" "So Long And Thanks For All The Fish"

birdsongs

[Goldsmith]

Somewhere, an ornithologist read that article and died inside...

Jaws theme tune....

[EmbeddedJanitor]

... assuming flipper has a sense of humour he'll also laugh his head off as the swimmers run screaming up the shore.

Re:screw that!

[macadamia_harold]

Screw that! you know the next step is to hook these dolphins up to sentry robots armed with machine guns. [youtube.com] Yeah, who's laughing now, sharks with frickin laser beams strapped to their heads?

Soon, they will become more intelligent than us

[Rastignac]

I, for one, welcome our new sea overlords. ;)

Re:Birds do this too

[Ford Prefect]

There's some bloody bird outside my bedroom window that has a natural ability to memorize the latest ringtone on my mobile phone whenever I change it.

Make it do the Crazy Frog!

(For those who don't know what I'm talking about, you're lucky. The horror, the horror...)

Re:screw that!

[Scott Swezey]

Screw that! Let's hook them up with sonar [wickedlasers.com] and lasers [i4u.com].

Let me know when...

[Hittite Creosote]

Not interested in this.

However, if they were reporting dolphings jumping backwards through a hoop while whistling the Star-Spangled Banner, then I'd be concerned.

Re:Birds do this too

[ettlz]

Make it do the Crazy Frog!

Shut the fuck up!

Re:Incorrect headline

[aussie_a]

Oh you clearly don't understand the headline. The Dolphins didn't sing the Batman theme song. They did Batman. More specifically, they did Adam West. I hear he quite enjoyed it.

Re:meh

[BakaHoushi]

Free bird? Ha! Dolphins have their own song and dance number. I've seen it myself.

So long and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this
We tried to warn you all but oh dear... oh dear...
You might not share our intellect
Which might explain your disrespect
For all the natural wonders that grow around you...
So long so long so long and thanks... for all the fish...

Re:Incorrect headline

[Lars T.]

"Hey, I thought you said Troy McClure was dead."
"No, what I said was: "He sleeps with the fishes".

RIAA vs. Dolphins

[BMonger]

Whoever owns the rights to the Batman song should be filing suit any minute now... take the dolphins for all the tuna they have.

JAWS

[mnmn]

Meh!

Let me know when they can do the JAWS theme.

Imagine swimming in Florida waters and just hearing the JAWS theme with fins approaching you...