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The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The English language is full of wond ...

A new study reveals that whale song and human languages share features that make them easier to learn. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for their complex songs. New research ...

However, research published in Science has uncovered the same statistical structure that is a hallmark of human language in humpback whale song. Humpback whale song is a striking example of a ...

Whale song can be as efficient as – and, in some cases ... Youngblood then examined Zipf's law. Only humpback and blue whales followed this law, and humpbacks alone followed the law to the extent seen ...

a whale song at 52 hertz—a frequency higher than any known baleen whale’s call. Most baleen whales (suborder Mysticeti), such as blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin whales ...

Whale song is more similar to human language than previously thought, research has found. The study, led by the University of St Andrews, revealed a previously undetected “language-like ...

Incredibly, humpbacks may be using the same approach. When the researchers segmented whale songs based on these “transitional probabilities”—just as a human infant would—they fit Zipf’s ...

Research has revealed a previously undetected ‘language-like structure’ in whale song that was thought to be unique to human language. Whale song is more similar to human language than ...

The ocean is a place of mystery and wonder, teeming with life forms that have adapted to its depths in extraordinary ways. Among these marvels is the blue whale, a gentle giant considered the loudest ...