Capable Quote by Peter Singer

Art and literature need extreme sociality to a degree that even dolphins don't have. We are the only large mammalian species that has such…

— Brian Boyd

The evolutionary struggle for survival is really a self-serving series of blows and stabs, and yet it can lead to extremely social animals like…

— Frans de Waal

As the dolphin becomes just another victim of humanity's utilitarian attitudes towards the earth, it seems as though the ancient friendship between our respective…

— Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan

“13. DOLPHINS   These playful and friendly creatures are said to be next to humans for being the smartest animals on earth.   Dolphins…

— Selena Dale

“Dolphins love each other so romantically, so playfully, so completely, that it is obvious that they are sent by God to teach us by…

— Louis de Bernières

There is something about dolphins. It is difficult to put into words...

— Mark Carwardine

...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage

— Plutarch

“We do well to remember dolphins. If a dolphin ails, then others come alongside and nudge him gently through the waters; because a dolphin…

— Frank Delaney

“Humans are the most advanced of mammals—although a case could be made for the dolphins—because they seldom grow up. Behavioral traits such as curiosity…

— Tom Robbins

Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc., and all that dolphins do is swim…

— Douglas Adams

“There’s little in the way of common ground between us and other animals. Think about dolphins. Cute, cuddly, friendly dolphins. Everyone loves dolphins, right?…

— Peter Cawdron

Dolphins may well be carrying information as well as functions critical to the regeneration of life upon our planet.

— R. Buckminster Fuller