Off Dominica in the Caribbean, scientists studying nearly 4,000 sperm whale codas found the animals combine click patterns in ways strikingly similar to human speech. Their “vowel-like” sounds shift in tone and timing, creating rich structures that may carry meaning — a major step toward understanding one of Earth’s most social species.
(c) Francesco Ungaro

Pottwale nutzen Klicklaute mit erstaunlich komplexer Struktur

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Vor Dominica in der Karibik haben Forschende fast 4.000 Klickfolgen von Pottwalen analysiert – mit verblüffendem Ergebnis: Die Tiere kombinieren Laute ähnlich wie Menschen und formen damit eine Sprache. Tonhöhe, Länge und Rhythmus variieren gezielt und vermitteln unterschiedliche Nachrichten.

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