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Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds

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Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds
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Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our ownWe may appear to have little in common with sperm whales – enormous, ocean-dwelling animals that last shared a common ancestor with humans more than 90 million years ago. But the whales’ vocalized communications are remarkably similar to our own, researchers have discovered.Not only do sperm whale have a form of “alphabet” and form vowels within their vocalizations but the structure of these vowels be

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