Study: Sperm Whales Develop Distinct Dialects in the Mediterranean
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With us it's Bear or Züridütsch, in the Mediterranean it's click sounds. And East-Wale click more timidly than those in the West.
'Weirdos of the sperm whale world' appear to be evolving 2 different dialects, audio recordings suggest
Thousands of recordings of sperm whale communications in the Mediterranean Sea reveal that the population might be splitting into two groups with their own dialects.
Cachalots create their own dialects in the Mediterranean, a discovery that brings a new dimension to the knowledge about animal intelligence and the cultural evolution of cetaceans. Two decades of acoustic recordings have made it possible to identify surprising changes in their forms of communication. Research shows that these marine mammals have developed regional vocal variations comparable to dialects, a characteristic that until now was main…
Madrid, 24 Jun (EFE).- The sperm whales communicate with vocalizations known as ‘codas’ that have evolved into vocal dialects among the populations living in the Mediterranean, although without forgetting the ancient sounds.A study led by the University of St Andrews (United Kingdom), with Spanish participation and published Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, shows how the vocal dialects of the sperm whales evolve as they a…
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