International scientists have uncovered intriguing similarities between humpback whale songs and human language structures. Over an eight-year period in New Caledonia's South Pacific waters, researchers meticulously analyzed the diverse range of whale sounds, including groans, moans, whistles, barks, shrieks, and squeaks.
Emma Carroll, a marine biologist at the University of Auckland and expert in whale genetics, shared her excitement about the findings. \"Their noises and our words share a common pattern,\" she said, highlighting the fascinating parallels.
While this discovery doesn't suggest that whales possess language in the human sense, Carroll emphasized that it points to remarkable similarities in the evolution and learning of communication systems across two evolutionarily distant species.
This breakthrough offers new insights into how complex communication can develop in different species, fostering a deeper understanding of both marine life and human language evolution.
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Scientists find whale song, human language share same structure
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