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Whale Song Reveals Eerie Similarities to Human Speech, Scientists Find
Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and ...
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Pack-Ice Killer Whale Sounds — on Film
Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and whistles. For the first time, researchers have recorded these vocalizations and ...
Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
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Some whales sing low enough to be ‘acoustically invisible’ to predators, research suggests
New research finds male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if ...
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Whale songs share very similar patterns with human language
Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, suggesting complex communication patterns.
The ‘52-Hertz Whale’ Is The Loneliest Animal In The World—Here’s What We Know
Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.
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Whales communicate with a 'language-like' structure similar to humans
These whale songs are sung by males as a way to woo a mate, and they can change and morph into a more complicated song each year. But are these songs simply a collection of sounds, or do they ...
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Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...