I found it interesting when I learned that In Western Australia some dolphins grab sea sponges to hunt.
The sponge protects the dolphin’s snout from both sharp rocks and stinging animals. But not all dolphins use sea sponges, since it comes with a drawback.
Dolphin echo-location is affected by the sea sponge The sonar ping has to go through the sponge twice (leaving and coming) and so comes back warped from the obstruction. This makes it a very difficult skill to learn. In fact, scientists have studied it, and it takes around 3 or 4 years for a dolphin to be able to navigate with a sea sponge in its mouth.
Unlike a kitchen sponge, sea sponges have various shapes, so each dolphin has to learn how to adapt their sonar “on the fly” to those different shaped disruptions. Only about 5% of dolphins develop this skill. So how do you get lucky enough to be part of the 5%?
Let’s turn to the Bible:
Prov 22:6 NAS
“Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.”
Joel 1:3 talks about the importance of passing down what God has done from one generation to the next.
Prov 13:1 tells us though that only the WISE child accepts discipline and learns.
The 5% of dolphins that learn the skill mainly learn it from their parents and family group. Not each dolphin in a family group learns the skill, only the wise ones.
The dolphins that work hard to learn the skill from their parents are better fed and healthier. They can find food in places other dolphins cannot hunt. How much more spiritually fed we can be, when we gather and learn from our church family.
© Vivian P. Kirkpatrick
Source: https://www.earth.com/news/rare-footage-reveals-dolphins-turning-sponges-into-hunting-gear-pr25