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Human acoustic tools can distinguish individual whales by analyzing micro-characteristics of their vocalizations, and the whales can probably do the same. This does not prove that the whales deliberately use some vocalizations to signal individual identity in the manner of the signature whistles that bottlenose dolphins use as individual labels.
Bottlenose dolphins: Dolphins can hear one another up to 6 miles apart underwater. [27] Researchers observed a mother dolphin successfully communicating with her baby using a telephone. It appeared that both dolphins knew who they were speaking with and what they were speaking about.
The basic functions of communication in aquatic animals are similar to those of terrestrial animals. In general, communication can be used to facilitate social recognition and aggregation, to locate, attract and evaluate mating partners and to engage in territorial or mating disputes. Different species of aquatic animals can sometimes communicate.
Bowhead whales are highly vocal [21] and use low frequency (<1000 Hz) sounds to communicate while travelling, feeding, and socialising. Intense calls for communication and navigation are produced especially during migration season. During breeding season, bowheads make long, complex, variable songs for mating calls. [22]
Whale watchers got quite a show recently when one playful dolphin decided to show off for them in Monterey Bay, California. ABC News shared a clip on Sunday, March 24th of the whale watchers ...
For those who can’t make it out, a free app “Dolphin Count” allows for real-time dolphin spotting. The network maps the data quarterly and shares it to the nonprofit’s website. To report a ...
Human–animal communication is the communication observed between humans and other animals, ranging from non-verbal cues and vocalizations to the use of language. [ 1 ] Some human–animal communication may be observed in casual circumstances, such as the interactions between pets and their owners, which can reflect a form of spoken, while not ...
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