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Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them (opens in new tab)

Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) has announced that it's analyzed sperm whales' pattern of vocalizations and broken it down into a , including consonants and vowels. They are now collecting data with unobtrusive underwater devices and using that alphabet framework to analyze their vocalizations in an attempt to decode their language. — Read the rest The post appeared first on .

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