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The whales that ‘talk’ with accents
Sperm whale clans each have their own unique accent, expressed as a pattern of clicks. Dr Luke Rendell, a biologist at St Andrews University, UK, has been eavesdropping on sperm whales for the last two decades – and now he thinks he knows what they are saying.
(Image: Sperm whale, Credit: Getty Images.)
Video by Jennifer Green.
Interview filmed by Geoff Marsh.
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