Scientists claim they've had a 20 minute conversation with a WHALE

 

Not great, but the creatures do want beter comms.  That is important and also applies to all our animals in some form or other.  Recall that we do comm via orders however well understood and certainly training is impossible without a core understanding.

So we certainly comm dogs and horses at the least.  Can we build on just that to comm whales in particular?

We really need to obtain mind to mind comms in order to become truly effective.  This can be done with horses and elephants and likely dogs without us even knowing.  We call it whispering.

Perhaps we will get there.

Scientists claim they've had a 20 minute conversation with a WHALE - and say it could pave the way for conversations with aliens somedayScientists have had a conversation with a 38-year-old whale named Twain

This research could be used to develop tools to communicate with aliens

By WILIAM HUNTER

PUBLISHED: 09:42 EST, 18 December 2023 | UPDATED: 09:44 EST, 18 December 2023

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12876857/Scientists-claim-theyve-20-minute-conversation-WHALE-say-pave-way-conversations-aliens-someday.html

It might sound like a scene out of Avatar 2.

But scientists claim it's now possible to have a conversation with a whale, following a 20-minute chat with a humpback whale in Southeast Alaska.

A 38-year-old whale named Twain 'spoke' with the researchers from the SETI Institute and UC Davis by responding to a pre-recorded 'contact call'.

This marks the first communication between humans and whales in their own language, according to the team.

Looking ahead, the researchers say the conversation could pave the way for interactions with aliens in the future.

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Researchers say they have had a 20-minute conversation with 'Twain' (pictured), a humpback whale in Southeast Alaska

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It might sound like something from Avatar 2 (pictured), but scientists say that this research could pave the way for future communications with aliens

In the study, researchers from SETI studied how whales communicate in the hopes of developing 'intelligence filters' as part of the search for alien life.

The scientists broadcast a type of greeting call called a 'whup/throp' through underwater speakers.

When the call was played through the water, Twain approached the boat and responded with a greeting call of her own.

Importantly, the scientists found that Twain was changing the frequency of her own calls in response to the researchers' broadcast.

According to lead author, Dr Brenda McCowan of UC Davis, this mirroring behaviour shows that the whale was engaging in a type of interactive conversation with the recorded call.

Dr McCowan said: 'We believe this is the first such communicative exchange between humans and humpback whales in the humpback "language".'

In their research paper, Dr Brenda and her co-authors suggest that Twain was motivated to reply by 'excitement and possibly the onset of agitation'.