Some of the building blocks of human language appear to be present in a wide range of social animals. Key elements of grammar previously thought to be used only by humans have been found in animals as ...

Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort ...

Scientists studying sperm whales have uncovered the foundational aspects of their potential communication system. Sperm whales, like many cetaceans, use rapid clicks for communication and echolocation ...