Scientists studying sperm whales have identified the basic elements of their communication system, potentially paving the way for better protection of the mammals.

Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort ...

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They are highly social mammals and communicate by squeezing air through their respiratory systems to make rapid clicks that can sound like an extremely loud zipper underwater.