That's because whale songs aren't just noise, they have surprising similarities to human speech, according to a February 2025 scientific study.. And while that means that Dory was sort of correct ...

Results showed that whale songs contain statistically coherent sequences, much like words in human speech. Moreover, the distribution of these sequences followed a power-law pattern, a key feature ...

Dr. Gero was startled that Ms. Sharma could see something in sperm whale songs that he and his colleagues had missed for years. “It was a way we hadn’t looked at it,” he said.

A new study reveals that whale song and human languages share features that make them easier to learn. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for their complex songs. New research ...

Although whale song is widely believed to be related to attracting females, there is no evidence that singing humpback whales are intentionally communicating information to other whales.

Whales sense their surroundings largely through sound and create complex vocalizations, or songs, when they’re searching for mates and food. RELATED: 5 big whale festivals in Northern California ...

He saw the discovery of whale song as a chance to spur interest in saving the giant animals, who were disappearing from the planet. Payne would produce the album "Songs of the Humpback Whale" in 1970.

Whales sense their surroundings largely through sound and create complex vocalizations, or songs, when they’re searching for mates and food. RELATED: 5 big whale festivals in Northern California ...

The humpback whale songs continually increased and were detected on 34 percent of days at the beginning of the study. They eventually rose to 76 percent of days after six years.