The biosphere was altered in such a way as to make it uninhabitable for dinosaurs and other forms of life. Evidence from the Yucatan peninsular of a vast 65 million year old crater impact supports this hypothesis. Work by Pope and Ocampo with the Planetary Society has gathered further evidence that supports the theory. The 2111 Foundation provided a grant to assist in the 1996 Belize expedition work. Although no other animal on Earth is attributed with the tool-building ability of humans there are many animals that are now recognized as having the ability to communicate in complex ways.
Dolphins are one such animal.
Research with dolphins at Sea Life World, Hawaii and organized with Earthtrust has demonstrated dolphin self-awareness and complex language. Moving on from the use of joysticks to touch sensitive computer screens the research team in Hawaii is developing methods for communicating with dolphins and understanding their language, how they communicate and fundamentals of dolphin cognition. Developing techniques for unravelling language and cognition in a non-human mind may assist in understanding language of other communicating terrestrial species and eventually with extraterrestrial intelligences. The demonstration of cognition and language in another terrestrial species would also change our fundamental view of the world. Perhaps, like the Apollo views of Earth, it may ignite a new awareness and appreciation of our world.