Nature Aug 17
Can you imagine only getting 15-20 minutes of sleep at a time? That’s what sperm whales do, and now—after 14 years of study—researchers may finally understand ... Show more
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'Like a jail door slamming': Male sperm whales' mysterious rhythmic clanging is the loudest communication sound of any animal
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Blowing bubbles helps resting sperm whales avoid floating to the surface: Scientists believe the animals are asleep, but prefer the more cautious term because it ...
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Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed: Also: Cyborg diving suits for cockroaches, why sleepy sperm whales blow bubbles ...
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news.st-andrews.ac.uk Jul 27
Sperm Whales blow bubbles to achieve restful, vertical sleep: New research from the University of St Andrews and Université de Neuchâtel ...
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Scientists Found Sperm Whales May Have Their Own Regional Accents: Researchers analyzed thousands of whale clicks and found Mediterranean sperm whales use ...
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livescience Jun 24
'Weirdos of the sperm whale world' appear to be evolving 2 different dialects, audio recordings suggest
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Sperm whale ‘clicks’ have complex patterns similar to human speech: Researchers found that sperm whale clicks exhibit complex patterns akin to human speech ...
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Underwater robot tracks sperm whale conversations in real time: Deep beneath the ocean surface, sperm whales swim through the dark waters, clicking to each other ...
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Sperm whale with midwife: What whales teach us about humanity: First time on film: Sperm whales assist in a birth – a behavior previously observed in humans.
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Sperm whales’ communication resembles human speech structure: study: A new study found that the way sperm whales communicate is one of the animal communication ...
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Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds: Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar ...
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Watch First Video Evidence of Sperm Whales Headbutting Each Other: The researchers aren't sure yet why exactly, but the whales do seem to be having a good ...
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