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The language of whale song – podcast​on March 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm

Researchers have discovered that humpback whale song is strikingly similar to human language. Dr Jenny Allen, an expert in whale song structure at Griffith University, speaks to Reged Ahmad about the years of recording, listening and analysing that led to this greater understanding of how humpback whales learn their tuneThe audio of whale song was supplied by Operation Cetaces.Read more: Continue reading…Researchers have discovered that humpback whale song is strikingly similar to human language. Dr Jenny Allen, an expert in whale song structure at Griffith University, speaks to Reged Ahmad about the years of recording, listening and analysing that led to this greater understanding of how humpback whales learn their tuneThe audio of whale song was supplied by Operation Cetaces.Read more: Continue reading…   

The audio of whale song was supplied by Operation Cetaces.

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A composite image for the Full Story podcast, which has an orange background and the name Full Story and The Guardian Podcasts. There is a humpback whale mother and calf under water

 

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