Scientists Claim to Have Communicated with a Whale for 20 Minutes Using Fish Language

Scientists Claim to Have Communicated with Whales for 20 Minutes Using Fish Language

Scientists Claim to Have Communicated with a Whale for 20 Minutes Using Fish Language

The following 'Bahasa' text translated to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "Whale experts and alien hunters have gathered and successfully exchanged conversations with aquatic mammals. Scientists from UC Davis, Alaska Whale Foundation, and SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) collaborated and revealed how they engaged in a 20-minute conversation with a humpback whale named Twain."

According to a report from Science Alert, scientists conducted a boat expedition off the coast of Alaska and emitted what is called a "contact call" into the sea to check for any response from whales. The researchers successfully engaged in a conversation for 20 minutes with a humpback whale named Twain.

Humpback Whale Uses 'Contact Call' Similar to Human Greetings.

Brenda McCowan, a professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, explains that contact calls are similar to human greetings. Whales use them to call other whales or to let each other know where they are. Fred Sharpe, co-author and lead researcher at the Alaska Whale Foundation, said, "It is one of the most common signals in the repertoire of humpback whale social sounds."

"Twain was reported to be swimming towards the scientist's boat and circling around it. Over the next 20 minutes, the team sent the same contact call 36 times, each with a different interval, and Twain responded to each call, even closely matching the intervals. The results reported indicate that if the scientists wait 10 seconds before calling Twain back, he will wait 10 seconds before answering, clearly Brenda."

Twain swam towards the scientist's boat and spun it, before answering 36 separate contact calls issued at different times. In communication with the SETI Institute, Brenda stated, "We believe this is the first communicative dialogue between humans and humpback whales in their own 'language'."

The call originated from a humpback whale reported by researchers recording from a small group of whales the day before their meeting. The group included Twain, so it is possible that Twain responded to its own signal.

In a similar statement, Fred emphasized the extraordinary intelligence of bowhead whales with complex social systems, tool-making skills such as bubble-net fishing to catch fish, as well as the ability to communicate through singing and social calls.

"Rasanya kami didengarkan. Dan kami berharap dia juga merasakan hal yang sama," kata penyelidik Fred Sharpe. "Feels like we are being heard. And we hope he also feels the same," said investigator Fred Sharpe.

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