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Whale song follows the same pattern as human language

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One large and one small whale, side by side, underwater seen from above with their tails above water.

Whales – a mother and a calf – swim offshore of Maui, Hawaii. A new study said whale song – the sounds and vocalizations of whales – follows the same statistical properties as human language. Image via Guille Pozzi/ Unsplash. Whale song consists of the sounds and vocalizations that whales make. A new study found … Read more

Humpback whale breaks record for longest migration

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Alexandra E. Petri wrote an interesting article about a humpback whale, published in The New York Times on December 12, 2024. She describes a male humpback whale that traveled three oceans, during the years 2013 to 2022. This whale has now broken the record for the longest documented distance yet traveled by a humpback. The … Read more