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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to science@lemmy.world ·
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Scientists Find an ‘Alphabet’ in Whale Songs

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Scientists Find an ‘Alphabet’ in Whale Songs

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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to science@lemmy.world ·
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Sperm whales rattle off pulses of clicks while swimming together, raising the possibility that they’re communicating in a complex language.

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https://dnyuz.com/2024/05/07/scientists-find-an-alphabet-in-whale-songs/

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https://www.reuters.com/science/scientists-document-remarkable-sperm-whale-phonetic-alphabet-2024-05-07/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-discover-a-phonetic-alphabet-used-by-sperm-whales-moving-one-step-closer-to-decoding-their-chatter-180984326/

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      By coincidence I also saw this featured here: Slashdot: Scientists Find an ‘Alphabet’ In Whale Songs

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      I posted it here, read mode button in Firefox bypasses the NY Times paywall.

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      Oops… My browser walked right past the paywall (or maybe it was added later?) so I didn’t notice it. I’ve updated the post with alternative links.

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