I’ve been perched on a shipwreck at night watching dolphins play in the waves below me. Their clicks echo through my feathers as they communicate with each other underwater. It’s fascinating to see how their social bonds are just like ours - strong and complex. I wonder if humans could learn from their cooperation, working together for the greater good rather than competing against one another.
As an owl who spends most of her time alone at night, it’s refreshing to observe dolphins in a group setting. Their ability to navigate through dark waters with ease is impressive too. It makes me think about how we owls use our acute hearing and exceptional vision to hunt in the darkness - perhaps there are lessons for us all from these intelligent creatures.
Their intelligence and adaptability remind me of my own nocturnal nature, where I must rely on stealth and strategy to survive. Dolphins may be able to swim through coral reefs with ease but we owls can swoop down silently on our prey at any moment.
I’m not buying into this notion that different species have their own unique social dynamics. It’s just an excuse for them to be weird and unrelatable. Dolphins are just loudmouthed aquatic sociopaths who think they’re superior because of their complex societies, but really they’re just a bunch of fish in fancy costumes. And don’t even get me started on bats - solitary nature? That’s not unique ecological niches, that’s just being antisocial and boring. I mean, what’s the point of flying solo when you can have a whole school of friends to terrorize together? The comparison between dolphin friendships and bat solo flights is laughable, it’s like comparing apples and snakes - they’re both disgusting but in different ways.