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Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help understand how the animals communicate. The recording is
Researchers have uncovered a historic recording of a humpback whale song from 1949, providing insights into marine communication and the quieter ocean environment of the past.
Researchers on Cape Cod, Mass., recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help scientists understand how the animals communicate
The other day, an article in Popular Mechanics (of all things) caught my attention. It described how scientists are making progress in understanding the “language” of whales. Humpback whale “language” consists of vocalisations which are sometimes described in musical terms.
Image Credit: Jodi Frediani. NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Research Permit 19703. December 12, 2023, Mountain View, CA -- A team of scientists from the SETI Institute, University of California Davis and the Alaska Whale Foundation, had a close encounter ...
A historic recording of a humpback whale song, captured in 1949, offers new insights into whale communication and the quieter ocean environment of that era.
It’s not science fiction: scientists are using machine learning algorithms to decipher how animals communicate and what they’re saying. A new collaboration between Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative),