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

Mas malalim pala ang “wika” ng mga sperm whale sa dagat

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Sa karagatan ng Dominica sa Caribbean, sinuri ng mga siyentipiko ang halos 4,000 sunod-sunod na klik ng sperm whale at natuklasang kahawig ng istruktura ng wika ng tao. Nagbabago ang tono, haba at tiyempo ng tunog nila — mahalagang hakbang ito para mas maunawaan ang buhay ng mga higanteng ito sa dagat.

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