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CBLA Toronto on the latest findings on communication between sperm whales

May 8, 2024

Shane Gero, Carleton Biology’s Adjunct Research Professor; Scientist-in Residence along with MIT researchers document remarkable sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’.

“Why are they exchanging these codas? What information might they be sharing? I think it’s likely that they use codas to coordinate as a family, organize babysitting, foraging and defense,” Gero said.

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