{"id":154561,"date":"2024-05-11T00:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T23:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sperm-whales-have-their-own-alphabet-scientists-say-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T00:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T23:02:25","slug":"sperm-whales-have-their-own-alphabet-scientists-say-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sperm-whales-have-their-own-alphabet-scientists-say-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm whales have their own alphabet, scientists say | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DD5ZNahq7Z0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sperm whales have their own alphabet, scientists say | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DD5ZNahq7Z0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying a clan of sperm whales in the East Caribbean, found the mammals use clicks to tell other whales who they are.<\/p>\n<p>Sperm whales are known to be very sociable and communicate with each other across thousands of miles with a series of rhythmic clicks, called codas.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have analysed recordings from 60 different members of the Eastern Caribbean sperm whale clan to create what they call a &quot;sperm whale phonetic alphabet&quot; of different click combinations.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Nature #Science #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, studying a clan of sperm whales in the East Caribbean, found the mammals use clicks to tell other whales who they are. 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