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The Happy Pod: The dolphins who 'smile' at their friends

Research shows dolphins change their expression when they are interacting. Also: the college baseball star with a prosthetic leg; and communication clothing.

Researchers have found that just as we smile at friends, dolphins change their expression too while interacting. Also: the college baseball star with a prosthetic leg and the first robotic double lung transplant.

Presenter: Jannat Jalil
Music composer: Iona Hampson

(Photo: A dolphin with a wide grin. Credit: Federica Vantagio/Elisabetta Palagi/Livio Favaro/ZooMarine/PA)

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