Learn all about how dolphins are smart and how they talk to each other using sounds like clicks and whistles—an easy explanation for young kids.
Dolphins are very smart animals that live in the ocean. They don’t talk with words like we do, but they have their own special way of 'talking' to each other. Dolphins make sounds called clicks and whistles. Clicks are quick, short noises that they use like a kind of clicking sound. Whistles are higher-pitched sounds that can sound like whistling.
When dolphins want to share messages or say hello to their dolphin friends, they use these clicks and whistles. It's like their own secret dolphin language! Scientists think dolphins are very clever because they remember the sounds other dolphins make and use them to communicate.
So, just like you might use words to talk with your friends, dolphins use clicks and whistles to chat with each other under the water.