According to a recent report, sperm whales communicate using bursts of clicking noises — called codas — sounding a bit like Morse code.
- A new analysis of years of vocalisations by sperm whales in the eastern Caribbean has found that their system of communication is more sophisticated than previously known, exhibiting a complex internal structure replete with a “phonetic alphabet.”
- The researchers are part of the Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) Machine Learning Team.
- Like all marine mammals, sperm whales are very social animals, with their calls an integral part of this.
- Sperm whales are the largest of the toothed whales.
- They can reach about 60 feet (18 metres) long.
- They have the largest brain of any animal. They are deep divers, feeding on giant squid and other prey.
