How do whales avoid being detected by orcas? Their singing plays a role, study finds
Specifically, the marine mammals can sing at extremely deep frequencies that are “completely undetectable” to orcas, according to a study published on Jan. 31 in the journal Marine Mammal Science. “It ...
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Whale songs are very similar to human language, study finds
Language has long been seen as a defining trait of human intelligence. Unlike the communication systems of other species, ...
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Some whales sing low enough to be ’acoustically invisible’ to killer whales: research
The whales that travel in groups and are more likely to fight a killer whale, include right, bowhead, grey and humpback, ...
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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 ...
Humpback Whales Sing the Way Humans Speak
The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...
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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.
Some species of baleen whales avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
New research from the University of Washington finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they’re completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 ...
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Whales communicate with a 'language-like' structure similar to humans
Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and ...