Animal Consciousness either Ravens, Crows, Dolphins, and Octopus
Echolocation in Hue-men (men of all colors) and how the blind can 'see'









Both Ravens and Crows are sentient beings, almost as smart as humans, who are almost as smart as dolphins and whales, who are almost as smart as Octopus. Octopus would take over the world if they could spread knowledge from one generation to the next instead of dying off.

~Dan Boyer


Example of a Whale Song scroll down below 'How does Echolocation work?'.

Echolocation in Hue-men (men of all colors) and how the blind can 'see'
Scroll down on page for explanation.


Have you ever looked in the Eye of a Dolphin?
I have during my meditation in 2006. I looked in the Eye of a Dolphin and eventually I 'merged' with the consciousness of the Dolphin. Since then I work with the energy of the Dolphins during my healing sessions: the Dolphins and I hold space for you.

Look in the Eye of a Dolphin
Look in the Eye of a Dolphin











Dolphin Communication
Animals rely on structured communication systems to help transmit information. In fact, the ability to communicate information is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom: all life on this Mother Plane is able to communicate, both with other individuals of the same species, and with individuals of different species. The methods used for communication are varied and complicated, and are not limited to vocalizations.

Dolphins produce two kinds of vocal signals: pure tones and pulsed sounds. Pure tones can take the form of whistles (Whistle), chirps (Chirp), screams (Scream) and other continuous sounds that you are likely familiar with. Scientists refer to these as 'frequently modulated sounds', which means that the pitch of the sound changes with time rising and falling.

Dolphins are amazing vocal mimics able to reproduce manmade whistle structures with precise accuracy. Dolphins produce whistles during social situations, when separated from friends, when excited, when happy and when panicked. Different whistles are produced in different situations. The communication in dolphins appears to be extensive and complex. Family groups appear to reliably produce distinct categories of whistles and other calls that are stable across time, and that appear to be taught to new members of the group. These calls are so distinct that researchers are able to distinguish different family groups just by listening to their calls.

Scientists studying bottlenose dolphins have proposed the idea that each individual dolphin produces its own 'signature whistle' a stable unique whistle structure that a dolphin develops during the first year of its life. Dolphins appear to be able to produce their own signature whistle quite reliably, but also the signature whistle of their friends. Isolated or lost dolphins appear to frantically produce signature whistles, apparently calling out to their friends. It is clear that whistles form an important basis from which much acoustic communication takes place between individuals. It should be noted however that there are a number of dolphin species which do not in fact produce any whistles whatsoever. These species are thought to communicate vocally using only pulsed sounds.

Unlike whistles, pulsed sounds are brief sounds (called clicks) that occur in rapid succession at regular intervals. A series of clicks together is called a 'click train'. They are called either echolocation clicks, or 'bursts pulses'. Echolocation clicks are used for sonar purposes, and generally a dolphin will make a click and then wait for the echoes from that click to return before producing the next click. Echolocation is not a form of communication, but rather a method of 'seeing' the world through sound. By listening to the information coming back in the click echoes, dolphins can get a mental image of objects in their environment.

Burst pulses occur when dolphins release clicks so rapidly that it is not believe that they are able to gain any sonar information from the returning click echoes. Clicks can be released as high as 200 a second and still likely yield information for echolocation but clicks released over that rate, and extending as rapidly as 2000 clicks per second are thought to be communication signals, not echolocation signals. Dolphins of many species release bursts pulses when they are excited or angry, and burst pulses are thought to convey information about a dolphin's emotional state. Some scientist have found a very specific burst signal produced by bottlenose dolphins that appears to be a 'play' signal indicating to other dolphins that "it's time to for games, so I’m not really being aggressive". Burst pulses can be extremely loud, and dolphins may use them during aggressive encounters possibly to hurt the 'ears' of other dolphins. Burst pulse sounds are often seen in social situation where males are herding female dolphins, where burst pulses are directed at the genital region of the fleeing females. They have also been observed when a mother emits a loud burst pulses directed at a misbehaving calf. Different kinds of burst pulse sounds used during aggressive encounters have been given names like 'squawks' and 'barks' these click trains are often produced so rapidly that to the human ear, they sound like a continuous sounds, but in reality that are a series of tightly packed clicks. It’s not always easy to tell the difference between a burst pulse and an echolocation click train, and scientists are just now learning about how dolphins use burst pulses in social situations.


Non-vocal sounds
Dolphins also produce a number of non-vocal sounds that they use for communication. Non-vocal in this sense means any sound that is not produced using the organs within a dolphin's vocal area (e.g. air sacs, the larynx, etc.) that nonetheless produce sound. For a human, screaming is a vocal sound, whereas clapping your hands together is a non-vocal sound.

Here's a list of non-vocal sounds that many species of dolphins and whales use on a regular basis
Tail slaps (or lob tailing): dolphins often hit the surface of the water with their tail (flukes), producing a very loud booming sound that can transmit great distances in the water. Often a tailslap is a sign of aggression, but this need not always be the case. Tail slaps may mean many things in many situations for example, a signal that it is time to leave the area. It may simply be a means of getting the attention of friends who are some distance away. Some dolphins and whales also slap their tails as a means of hunting fish stunning the fish with a powerful blow. This of course is not communication.

Flipper slaps: just like they would do with their tails, dolphins slap their flippers (that is their pectoral fins) to sound. They may slap their flippers on the surface of the water, or onto their own body (e.g. their belly). This likely produces a similar effect to the tail slap.

Jaw claps and jaw pops: dolphins can produce extremely loud sounds by rapidly clamping their jaws together. This behavior bangs their teeth together, producing an acoustic signal that transmits large distances. Jaw claps are generally understood to be an aggressive signal, used as a threat. But jaw clapping also occurs during play the difference between real aggression and play aggression is often very subtle, just like in the case of humans.

Chuffs: dolphins exhale rapidly, and you can often hear the sound of an exhaling dolphin if you happen to by nearby when they break the surface. Dolphins may also exhale rapidly through their blowhole as a communicative signal, producing a loud sound called a 'chuff' a chuff is another signal thought to denote aggression.

Breaches: many cetacean species engage in breaching behavior which includes part of the body or the entire body leaving the water before crashing back into the surface. Some Breaches produce loud sounds (sometimes called percussive sounds) with many low frequencies that travel long distances. Breaching may occur for a variety of reasons possibly it is a method of removing remoras or other parasites, but more than likely it is a communicative signal. Breaching may produce sounds that convey information about emotional or motivations states, or the sound produced may tell distant friends about a dolphin's position and the direction it is moving. Breaches may help herd prey during hunting situations. Spinner dolphins produce dramatic spinning leaps which also produce loud sounds upon re-entry given that many of these leaps are performed at night, these may be leaps whose primary purpose is the generation of noise. Scientist have just begun to classify the subtle differences between types of breaching behavior, and are beginning to understand how small changes in the structure of the breach may in fact communicate vastly different information in various situations.

Bubbles: dolphins often blow bubble streams and bubble clouds in a variety of social situations, and while these are primarily visual signals, the production of a large bubble cloud also produces a distinctive noise that can likely be heard over short distances.


Visual cues
Visual cues include everything from gestures to movements to coloration.

Let’s explore some of the common visual signals used by dolphin species
Body coloration, spots and stripes: many species of dolphins have evolved complicated body markings that communicate information. For example, Atlantic spotted dolphins slowly develop spots as they age, with adult dolphins being covered in mottled spot patterns: this quickly conveys information about a dolphin's age. Many color patterns like counter-shading and the distinctive black and white markings of orcas are likely used for camouflage or to help when hunting prey species. However, some of the markings also help species to quickly tell the difference between animals belonging to the same or different species. Some species of dolphin like Risso's dolphin, accumulate scars and bite marks after a lifetime of fighting with other animals, and the amount of scarring seen may indicate to others that the animal is either a veteran fighter, or low on the totem pole.

Sexual dimorphism: for many dolphin species, there is an obvious difference between the males and females of the same species. In general for most species, males are larger and bulkier, although specific body parts for species often differ between males and females, for example longer rostrums, darker colors, etc. Sometimes these signals evolve as a means of competition between males: larger males are larger because they need to fend off competition from other males. Male Amazon river dolphins accumulate scars all over their body which turns their skin bright pink, making it easier to pick out males from females. Male narwhals usually have a single long tusk unlike females who rarely develop a tusk. This may be a signal to other males about the size and power of the individual sporting the biggest, manliest tusk. For the harbor porpoise, the female is actually larger than the male but for the sperm whale, males are as much as three times larger than the females. These differences between the sexes signal vital information that individual use to determine how to approach social situations.

Postures: aside from static visual signals like coloration and body size, dolphins produce a number of visual signals. They can signal other dolphins with body postures for example, by forming their body into an S-shape posture they convey anger or aggression. Some scientists speculate that this S posture is in fact an imitation of the S shaped posture assumed by sharks something that also conveys aggressions for sharks. So in essence, dolphins may be pretending to be an angry shark. During aggressive encounters, dolphins will also flare out their pec fins in an attempt to make themselves look larger, and open up their jaws: a threat signal.

Gestures: dolphins of course do not have arms or hands, and yet they produce a number of subtle movements that could be understood to be meaningful gestures. For example, a dolphin shaking its head back and forth rapidly, an open jaw, or dipping its head during a frontal approach is often a sign of aggressions. Looking or swimming away, as well as flinching may be a sign of submission.

Synchronous behavior: dolphins have an unusual ability to imitate the behavior of other dolphins, as well as humans (and researchers). In the wild it is thought that mirroring the behavior of your dolphin friends is a signal to other dolphins that the you are in a close relationship with your partners. Male alliances in Shark Bay Australia can synchronize their movements perfectly, breaking the surface and taking a breath at exactly the same time, and executing turns and twists underwater with perfect precision. This synchronous swimming displays constitute a strong visual signals to anyone who is watching. When groups of dolphins are stressed or threatened, they often group together and synchronize their behavior, perhaps to display solidarity and group cohesion.

Aerial Displays: jumping out of the water creates a percussive sound when the dolphin land on the water's surface, but it also produced an impressive aerial display when the dolphins are airborne. These displays can be viewed both from above and below the water, and may be used to convey information about the direction of travel, location of food or general excitement levels. They may also serve to reinforce social bonds, and may also be effective in herding fish. Some have speculated that impressive aerial displays may also occur during contents where individuals try to out-do each other.


Tactile Cues
Perhaps one of the most important modes of signaling in a dolphin's world is the use of touch. Dolphins have skin that is quite sensitive to even the lightest touch much like the skins of human beings. Dolphins are know to rub their bodies up against each other, but also to engage in intricate rubbing behaviors using the pectoral fins. Dolphins will rub their fins into the fins of other dolphins, engaging in a behavior that looks a lot like holding hands. They will also rub the bodies of their friends, moving their fins rapidly over the face, flank or genital region, producing what is likely to be a pleasurable sensation. Sometimes dolphins will seek out rubs by positioning their bodies under the fin of their friend. Researchers have observed a behavior where dolphins will rest their fin on the back of their friend, holding it in place for hours at a time likely a signal to other dolphins of their friendship. Most all of the tactile behavior I mention here is thought to be a sign of friendly, affiliative contact.

But not all contact behavior is friendly. During aggressive encounters, dolphins can body slam each other, butt heads and ram each other with their rostrums. They also smack each other with their powerful flukes, and have even been observed leaping out of the water each other and slamming into each other while airborne. With sensitive skin, these kinds of aggressive contacts surely must hurt, and these are clearly aggressive signals.


Echolocation
Some people suggest that dolphins are able to share complex 3D images with each other using their echolocation, and often label this something like 'holographic communication'. At present, there is no evidence that a dolphin’s echolocation ability is able to transmit anything like an image to other dolphins, so this suggestions is purely fanciful at this point (scroll down for further information on echolocation and how it works). However, it has been shown that a dolphin who is positioned close to their friend can overhear the click echoes that are produced by their friend who may be echolocating on an object. By listening to these echoes, a listening dolphin might get a mental image of the object even though he/she is not engaging their own echolocation. This is not necessarily a form of communication unless of course dolphins purposely echolocate on objects because they know that their friend will be receiving the click echoes. In this case, it may be something like communication: there is not yet any evidence that this is the case, although scientists are actively researching this area to learn just how dolphins use their echolocation in the wild.


Source: Justin Gregg


Bats, whales, dolphins, a few birds like the nocturnal oilbird and some swiftlets, some shrews and the similar tenrec from Madagascar are all known to echolocate.


How does echolocation work?
As you may be aware, dolphins are able to use a special kind of sonar called echolocation or biosonar. In fact, all toothed cetaceans, that is all of the whales, dolphins and porpoises that have teeth are able to echolocate. Echolocation is the primary sense for most of these species: more important even than vision. And, if you think about it, that makes a lot of sense. You don't have to dive very deep in the ocean until light levels all but disappear. Many cetaceans live and hunt for food in a pitch-black environment.

But, how does echolocation work? Well, would you be shocked to learn that dolphins echolocate by slapping their nostrils together? I thought so. However, I think this statement needs a bit of clarification. Here's a quick overview of the echolocation process for dolphins. A dolphin is able to produce click sounds, which are sent out into the water. Once these sounds hit an object, echoes are created; the dolphin then listens to these echoes and is able to form a kind of mental image of the object.

But, how do nostrils fit into this process? Well to answer that question, I'll provide a not-so-quick overview of the echolocation process: a dolphin produces these click sounds using a structure in its head called the phonic or sonic lips. Humans, like nearly all mammals, produce sounds using their vocal cords. Dolphins do not have functional vocal cords: what's left of their vocal cords, called vocal folds, lost their ability to produce sound millions of years ago during their (d)evolution from land animals. Instead, these phonic lips were (d)evolved from what was once the dolphin's nose. (D)Evolution has provided dolphins with a single opening at the top of its head through which it breathes: this opening is called a blowhole. The phonic lips (the former nostrils) are tucked just underneath the blowhole in the nasal cavity. By sending pressurized air past these lip-like structures, they are sent into vibration, and click sounds are produced. There are a series of nasal sacs in the dolphin's head that allows them to shuttle air back and forth across the phonic lips.

Scientists studying dolphin echolocation were, for many decades, completely baffled as to how a dolphin managed to produce these clicks. No-one was sure exactly where in the dolphin's head these clicks were originating. The scientists thought possibly the clicks came from down in the larynx, in the nasal cavity, or maybe even from their blowhole. Thanks to a few relatively recent studies, scientists are now reasonably sure that the phonic lips are the source of clicks, although it is still a mystery as to exactly how pushing air across these lips results in the clicks themselves. Our best guess is that the lips (the former nostrils) slap against other fatty bodies in the dolphin's nasal cavity, which then transfer the sounds through the dolphin's head and out into the water.

Since dolphins have two sets of phonic lips (having (d)evolved from each of the two nostrils), they are able to produce two sets of click sounds simultaneously. This means that they can produce two sets of click sounds simultaneously, as well as whistle sounds which are produced in the larynx.

Dolphins are great multi-taskers when it comes to sound production! Click sounds are very short in duration between 40 and 70 microseconds, but they can be very very loud: around 220 decibels for bottlenose dolphins.

Dolphins usually produce clicks in a rapid series called a 'click train'. These click trains can consist of hundreds, sometimes even thousands of clicks per second. These click sounds contain very high frequencies some of them well above the range of human hearing, above 120 kHz. Although high frequencies don't travel as far as low frequencies, these high frequencies with very short wavelengths allow a dolphin to echolocate on small objects and pick out fine detail the higher the frequencies, the better the detail. This allows a dolphin to locate and track tiny prey species. The sperm whale, a toothed cetacean that is also able to echolocate, relies on its echolocation during deep dives into pitch black waters in order to locate and track much larger prey. The sperm whale can use its louder, lower frequency echolocation clicks to locate giant squid and other prey over long distances - possibly even several kilometers.

But, back to dolphin echolocation: click sounds produced by a dolphin are directed out through the front of the dolphin's head. They first pass through special fatty tissue called the melon. This is that lump you see at the front of a dolphin's head that looks like a big rounded forehead. The melon is filled with a kind of lipid called acoustic fat, which has the same density as seawater. The dolphin can change the shape of her melon as the click sounds pass through it in this manner, the melon acts as an acoustic lens: the click sounds are formed into a kind of cone-shaped beam that extends out in front of the dolphin. This is very loosely a bit like a flashlight beam. The dolphin can direct this beam of sound toward objects that it is investigating, like a human diver, for instance. As each of the clicks hits the diver and bounces off, a click echo is produced, which then heads back toward the dolphin.

A dolphin actually receives sound through its lower jaw. A dolphin's jaw is filled with the same kind of acoustic fat that is found in the melon: this allows for sounds to be transmitted up the jaw and toward the dolphin's middle ear. The echolocation process... sending out clicks and listening to the click echoes... is what produces a kind of mental image of the object that a dolphin is investigating with clicks. We know that the changes in the structure of the click echoes are what a dolphin uses to form this mental image, although it is still an unsolved mystery exactly how they manage to accomplish it.

This echolocation 'image' is unlikely to be something that a human being could imagine simply because people can't echolocate (scroll down for further information about human echolocation). But, this 'mental image' is currently the best analogy we've got. Scientists have learned from experiments with dolphin echolocation that their acoustic image is quite detailed, and allows a dolphin to do some pretty amazing things. Some experiments into what is called cross-modal matching have revealed that dolphins are able to identify an object using vision that they had previously only been able to learn about using echolocation, and vice-versa.

Cross-modal matching is something you can test for in humans, too - you can try it yourself, here's how. Blindfold your friend and give them an object to inspect with their hands, like an orange. Your friend will then be able to form a kind of mental image of the orange using the tactile sensory information sent to their brain from their hands. Now, take the orange away from them and remove the blindfold. Hold up both the orange, and another object like a spoon, and ask your friend which object they were just holding. Your friend will likely be able to say that it was the orange. Even though they never saw the orange, they formed a kind of mental image of the orange using the information from another sense or modality (touch, in the case of the orange).

Dolphins can do something just like this, but across the senses of vision and echolocation. What's unique and handy about echolocation is that a dolphin can use it to sense the density of objects, as well as discriminate between objects of differing compositions. Echolocation clicks can penetrate soft structures like the sand… and maybe even the diver's body! This is about as close to X-ray vision as any animal is going to get!

If you have ever had the chance to swim with dolphins, you might have been able to feel a dolphin's echolocation on your skin. For species like bottlenose dolphins, you can usually hear their echolocation underwater, but not always. Sometimes the clicks they use are too high in frequency to hear. You can usually tell when a dolphin is echolocating, however. They often move their heads slowly back and forth as they scan with their echolocation. This is called 'head-scanning' as they change their head position, the click echoes also change structure, which helps the dolphin to get an image of what it is looking at. Or, do I mean listening at?

So, there you have it, A not so quick overview of dolphin echolocation. There is, however, much more to be said about this subject, and we will explore this amazing dolphin sense in more detail in upcoming episodes of The Dolphin Pod. In the meantime, you can impress your friends by telling them that dolphins produce echolocation clicks with their nostrils. Surely that is a useful bit of information for your next cocktail party.


Source: Dolphin FAQ's


Whale Song
Whale songs consist of distinct sequences of groans, moans, roars, sighs and high pitched squeals that may last up to 10 minutes or longer. It is thought these sounds could be used for communicative purposes such as to identify other individuals, for long-range contact and to warn others of threats as well as navigation. Baleen whales do not have vocal chords so scientists are still unsure how whale songs are produced.





Echolocation in Hue-men (men of all colors) and how the blind can 'see'
'Normal' society is neglecting their high school biology, because the images we 'see' are not a result of our eyes, but our brain. The eye is the best tool we have to collect data about the outside world and provide it to the brain's visual cortex, but it is just a tool. When our eyes are no longer functional, it is not a far reach to suggest that our brain will use other tools to find the data it needs to produce images of the outside world.

Blind Hue-men can adapt and naturally begin to make clicking sounds with their tongue, using the vibrations to 'see' their surrounding environment and discover human echolocation by themselves. Just like bat sonar, their brain is activated with each click to form flashes of images, and using them, they can function perfectly fine in normal society. Blind Hue-men can use human echolocation to wander neighborhoods, hike in the woods, ride a bike, and climb the occasional tree.

This ability to 'see' using human echolocation is not unique to blind Hue-men. As you can imagine (or have experienced in a pitch black room), when you can no longer use your eyes, your other senses heighten your body is not going to leave you defenseless. It is a mistake to understand the biology of the human brain as static. Neuroplasticity is a broad term which refers to the brain's ability to make modifications and additions as a result of environmental and physiological changes. As such, when a person goes blind, the brain is biologically prepared and able to learn, adapt, and utilize alternative means, like human echolocation.

As far as the brain is concerned, human echolocation is a process of creating images. Lore Thaler, a neuroscientist at England's Durham University, used an fMRI to conduct one of the first studies of its kind on human echolocation, monitoring the brain activity of two blind men. Various objects were put before the subjects, first in an enclosed space and later outside. The subjects then used clicking noises to 'see' the objects (those noises were also recorded). They could correctly describe the shape, size, location, and movement of the objects. Later, the subjects performed equally accurately while listening to the audio recordings of their clicks, similar to how a sighted person might recognize an object from a photograph.

Then, the fMRI came into play. While they took images of the brain, Thaler and company played the audio recordings again and the subjects' brains lit up with Day-Glo excitement. The resulting display demonstrated that human echolocation activates the brain in both the audio and visual cortices. In effect, the brain is creating images with the auditory input. Just like people with functioning eyes, the findings suggest that these men are technically seeing.

















Image Source: Imgur



Re-member
Dolphins (and whales and some other animals) are able to use a special kind of sonar called echolocation or biosonar.

Dolphins usually produce clicks in a rapid series called a 'click train'. These click trains can consist of hundreds, sometimes even thousands of clicks per second. These click sounds contain very high frequencies some of them well above the range of human hearing, above 120 kHz. Although high frequencies don't travel as far as low frequencies, these high frequencies with very short wavelengths allow a dolphin to echolocate on small objects and pick out fine detail the higher the frequencies, the better the detail. This allows a dolphin to locate and track tiny prey species. The sperm whale, a toothed cetacean that is also able to echolocate, relies on its echolocation during deep dives into pitch black waters in order to locate and track much larger prey. The sperm whale can use its louder, lower frequency echolocation clicks to locate giant squid and other prey over long distances - possibly even several kilometers.

The echolocation process... sending out clicks and listening to the click echoes... is what produces a kind of mental image of the object that a dolphin is investigating with clicks.

Dolphins can do something like what is called cross-modal matching, but across the senses of vision and echolocation. What's unique and handy about echolocation is that a dolphin can use it to sense the density of objects, as well as discriminate between objects of differing compositions. Echolocation clicks can penetrate soft structures like the sand… and maybe even a diver's body! This is about as close to X-ray vision as any animal is going to get!

Dolphins and whales (and other animals) are very much able to 'scan' objects including humans on an energetic level. Dophins and whales as a sacred species embody and hold space (like the Womb of our Mother Plane and the Womb of the Aether does) as energetic libraries and frequency.


Hue-men are able to develop these abilities as well!
We hue-men can 'tap into' these libraries and frequency (some call them light codes), and inter-create with sacred animal life and plant life, and even more subtle life forms. Consequently we hue-men are able to 'tap into' the substance of the Womb of the Aether as well, which has related qualities to the elements of water as a frequency carrier. The essence of Holy Spirit when imbued with Aetheric frequency, carries through sonic sound waves, transforming them to emit ranges of frequency in plasma liquid light.

We hue-men are invited to live from our One Heart Source. Living from the One Heart Source is living from total body intelligence, total awareness, and a total mature chakra system which is a Pilar of Light in alignment with Mother Earth and our Creator.


This is our True Light Body

Living from the One Heart Source
Living from total body intelligence, total awareness,
and a total mature chakra system
in alignment with Mother Earth and our Creator
Living from the One Heart Source
Living from total body intelligence, total awareness,
and a total mature chakra system
in alignment with Mother Earth and our Creator