How decoding beluga whales’ chitchat may save them – and teach us more about ourselves

August 27, 2026 · 9:02 am 1 sources

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• How decoding beluga whales’ chitchat may save them – and teach us more about ourselves
  The Guardian · August 27, 2026 09:02
  From humpbacks learning the latest songs to sperm whales’ ‘clan codas’, drones and AI learning are helping reveal another dimension to the concept of culture In 2015, the whale researcher Valeria Vergara pitched a small tent at the icy water’s edge on Somerset Island in the remote Canadian high…