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It was a good sign that the codas followed linguistic ... ways to form a vast array of distinct codas, suggesting that sperm whale language is more expressive and structured than scientists ...

The researchers identified similarities to aspects of other animal communication systems - and even human language. Sign up here. Like all marine mammals, sperm whales are very social animals ...

ROSEAU, Dominica — Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to ...

Researchers from MIT and the CETI project have recently succeeded in decoding the "phonetic alphabet of sperm whales" using computer algorithms. Their study, published in Nature Communications, ...

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Researchers studying sperm whale communication say they've uncovered sophisticated structures similar to those found in human language ... If you liked this story, sign up for The Essential ...

Or sign-in if you have an account ... systems could reveal parallels with human language and society. To get enough examples of the sperm whale clicks in Dominica, where there is a resident ...

It was a good sign that the codas followed linguistic patterns ... These elements combine in various ways to form a vast array of distinct codas, suggesting that sperm whale language is more ...