Sperm whale, Phonetic Alphabet
Scientists Discover a 'Phonetic Alphabet' Used by Sperm Whales, Moving One Step Closer to Decoding Their Chatter
Sperm whales are highly social creatures that roam the world’s oceans together, diving deep in search of giant squid, their favorite food. As they swim and hunt, these massive marine mammals communicate by making a series of rapid clicks that sound like a combination of “Morse code and popcorn popping,
Sperm whales communicate through a 'complex phonetic alphabet,' study finds
The ways sperm whales communicate with each other may be more "complex" than scientists previously believed, with new research drawing similarities between the whale species' language and human phonetics.
Scientists discover sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’
Study reveals whale clicks make up building blocks of language, pointing to potential parallels with human society.
Ontario scientist helped decode the sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’ — a major step toward communicating with another species
Scientists have uncovered the building blocks of the sperm whale language — a leap towards understanding the intelligent mammals.
Whale song has its own 'phonetic alphabet', research shows
Scientists studying sperm whales in the Caribbean say their calls are so complex, they are comparable to the human language. | ITV National News
Scientists document remarkable sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet'
exhibiting a complex internal structure replete with a "phonetic alphabet." The researchers identified similarities to aspects of other animal communication systems - and even human language.
What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'
Researchers say sperm whales have a complex communication system, an example of how new technology is opening up the mysterious world of animal language.
Sperm whales may have their own ‘alphabet’
Sperm whales live in groups with complex culture and communication. Amanda Cotton SHARE. Sperm whales have their own unique cultures, accents, and potentially a phonetic alphabet.
Scientists document remarkable sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet'
The various species of whales inhabiting Earth's oceans employ different types of vocalizations to communicate. Sperm whales, the largest of the toothed whales, communicate using bursts of clicking noises - called codas - sounding a bit like Morse code.
Sperm whale ‘alphabet’ discovered, thanks to machine learning
Researchers at MIT CSAIL and Project CETI believe that they have unlocked a kind of sperm whale "alphabet" with the aid of machine learning technologies. “What we have discovered is that there is previously undescribed variation in the coda structure,
How scientists are piecing together a sperm whale ‘alphabet’
"Little by little, the sperm whales are divulging their secrets of how they're communicating to us," one expert says.
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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
While they still don't know, they now think there are sets of clicks they believe make up a "phonetic alphabet" that the ...
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