50 years ago, the U.S. Navy enlisted sea lions and other marine mammals
Excerpt from the December 22, 1973 issue of Science News
Spike the California sea lion, a member of the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, is trained to play a video game — part of research into cognitive enrichment for animals in the program.
Jaime Ciciora
Flipper joins the navy — Science News, December 22, 1973
Porpoises, sea lions and even whales have been trained to retrieve dummy rockets and other objects from the bottom of the ocean….