# Dolphins : Close Encounters

How well do we know dolphins? What do we understand of the world behind a dolphin's smile? This program is the most up-to-date exploration of the human perception of dolphins. Narrated by George Page, executive producer of NATURE, it presents the latest information on dolphins: * An underwater microphone records the complex array of dolphin vocalizations * Studies by Ken Norris - the "dean of dolphin researchers" - showing how dolphins live and rely on their advanced acoustic skills * A psychologist's experiments that prove dolphins understand the elements of human language * The reactions of dolphins when seeing themselves in mirrors * Dolphins using a keyboard with visual symbols It raises the issues of dolphins in captivity. Filmed around the world, it features interviews with Brad Andrews of Sea World and Ric O'Barry, the trainer of Flipper. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : 1/2 in Filmed around the world this video explores the human perception of dolphins. It presents the latest information on dolphins: their vocalizations, lifestyle and behaviors VHS format 23101 George Page In container (23 cm.)

- Kind: Film
- Year: 1992
- By: Wolfgang Bayer Productions, Granada Television Ltd., WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Page, George (George H.)
- Genres: Nature
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/DolphinsCloseEncounters)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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