A short story about us

We believe that one day, humans and dolphins will be able to share conversations in ways never thought possible. Dolphin Whispers was born with that vision – to pioneer ethical two-way communication with dolphins in the wild, guided by science, respect, and technology.

Dolphins have been on Earth around 10 times longer than humans, evolving into highly intelligent, sentient beings. They carry wisdom and ways of perceiving the world that we are only beginning to glimpse. There is so much to learn from them - even things we may not yet be capable of fully understanding ourselves.

Why it matters?

Behind Dolphin Whispers are its founders: Julio, an environmental engineer specialized in environmental monitoring and AI, who has been passionate about interspecies communication since childhood; and Serge, a software engineer who has dedicated the last 20 years to building programs capable of replicating the unique experiences and encounters that he shared with free dolphins.

Together, they transformed a lifelong dream into a scientific pursuit.
Out of this vision came DW Chat, our Android app designed to exchange
digitized dolphin whistles – one of the most common ways dolphins communicate.

Importantly, we never use dolphins in captivity, and we never play back real dolphin sounds. Instead, what we “broadcast” are digitized versions of whistles, generated by our software and derived from dolphins’ natural calls. This pursue no confusion or disruption for the animals, while still allowing us to explore meaningful interaction.

At its core, our mission is about learning from dolphins through interaction. In this exchange, we humans are the babies, slowly learning a new language from a species that has called the oceans home for millions of years before humans appeared.

The beginning

Dolphins are intelligent, self-aware beings. By developing ethical tools to study and interact with them, we hope to:

• Advance dolphin communication research

• Showcase their intelligence and self-awareness

• Promote global awareness against captivity

Our story is not about owning dolphin voices – it is about listening, learning, and proving that coexistence can be built on respect.