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Humpback Whale Songs Found to Share Structural Similarities with Human Language

Research published in the journal Science shows that Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, using shorter sounds repetitively and complex words less often.
A team of experts studied Humpback whale recordings collected over eight years from New Caledonia to analyze these similarities.
Dr. Jenny Allen noted that whales learn songs from each other, similar to how human babies learn language through statistical learning.
Prof. Simon Kirby highlighted that while both human language and whale song are culturally learned, they serve different roles, with whale song primarily being a reproductive display.

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