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Could humans ever communicate with whales?

Could humans ever communicate with whales?

Science Weekly vor 1 Monat

Madeleine Finlay hears from Emma Bryce, a journalist who has spent months investigating human efforts to understand whale song.

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Ever since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in
1949, researchers have been captivated by the wails, rumbles,
clicks, grunts and squeals of their communication. As technology
improves, scientists are decoding the intricate patterns that make
different species’ vocalisations distinctive. Madeleine Finlay
hears from Emma Bryce, a journalist who has spent months
investigating human efforts to understand whale song. She explains
how this knowledge could help us better protect whales from
human-made harms. Credits: 1. Copyright 1978 National Geographic
Society and 1977 Capitol Records, Inc. Commentary by Dr Roger Payne
2. Valeria Vergara/Raincoast Conservation Foundation 3. Footage
courtesy of Raincoast Conservation Foundation - Obtained for
research under SARA permit XMMS 4 2026 4. Video by Amanda
Cotton/Project CETI 5. Footage courtesy of Valeria Vergara and
GREMM. Obtained for research under SARA permits QUE-MM02-2016 and
QUE-LEP-001-2018 6. Project CETI 7. Project CETI. Help support our
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