Tag: whales sperm

• Sunday, September 13th 2015 - 12:23 UTC

  Sperm whales are highly communicative but have different 'dialects'

  

  Sperm whales are very social marine animals and they travel in close groups and communicate by using a pattern of clicks, also known as codas. Similar to humans, the whales use varying dialects worldwide. A recent study of two sperm whale clans living in fairly close proximity off the Galápagos Islands sheds light on animal cultures.