How did King and Janik discover that dolphins use whistles to identify each other?

A
They compared the recordings of individual dolphin whistles to recordings of birdcalls.

B
They recorded individual dolphin whistles in the wild and studied them in their laboratory.

C
They followed the same dolphin group for years until the individual dolphins trusted humans.

D
They played the recordings of unique whistles to dolphins and listened as individual dolphins responded.

B

They recorded individual dolphin whistles in the wild and studied them in their laboratory.

The correct answer is D. King and Janik discovered that dolphins use whistles to identify each other by playing recordings of unique whistles to dolphins and listening as individual dolphins responded.