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Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language (www.vice.com)
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Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language::Researchers have identified new elements of whale vocalizations that they propose are analogous to human speech, including vowels and pitch.

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[–] ExLisper@linux.community 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They probably have nothing interesting to say anyway. After a year or two all the scientists will be like "I fucking know you like krill, whale. Shut the fuck up about the krill already".

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

[Arthur Dent] learned to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wingspans, power-to-weight ratios, and a fair bit about berries.

-- Douglas Adams, 'Life, the Universe, and Everything.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I kind of still want to know what I'm sleeping to.

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Horny whale noises

[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Can I try putting it in your blowhole this time?"

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No Frank, idw Whale cum in my lung again.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To a whale, whale cum is just regular cum.

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Inspirational Quote Of The Day

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

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