ZME Science on MSN1d
Whale Songs Follow the Same Mathematical Rule as Human Language
In the early 1970s, engineers listening for Russian submarines started detecting strange underwater signals. Using ...
What the science of baby-speak can tell us about whale songs
Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...
Green Matters on MSN4d
Whale Songs Aren’t Just Noise – They Have Surprising Similarities to Human Speech, Study Finds
A study finds that whale songs are similar to human speech patterns after breaking down the sound lengths and frequencies ...
How is whale song similar to human language?
Whales use moans, snores, chirps and cries that are known as whale song. And now, a new study has found that whale song is ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)6d
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 ...
Greek Reporter11d
How the Sperm Whales’ Clicking Sounds Can Keep Them Alive in the Greek Seas
A system called "SAvE Whales," developed in Greece and tested in the Greek seas, aims to minimize the threat of ship strikes ...
New Scientist6d
Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language
The other striking discovery is that the most common whale sounds tend to be short, just as the most common human words are – a rule known Zipf’s law of abbreviation. Orcas have begun wearing ...
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.