Whales use moans, snores, chirps and cries that are known as whale song. And now, a new study has found that whale song is more similar to human language than scientists previously thought. Read on to find out more about what they found.

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It’s leading researchers to believe that evolutionary pressures might affect other complex communicators in similar ways.