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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort
![Samuel Lam A sperm whale swims off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f3a2bc2a454c42558515c501fdbcf6ff/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A sperm whale swims off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)
![Samuel Lam A sperm whale and her calf swim together off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cc32b64793be452ebb2aac90ac5497b0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A sperm whale and her calf swim together off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)
![Samuel Lam A sperm whale swims off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f41e2f1217554cefbd7a646270c25d21/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A sperm whale swims off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)
![Samuel Lam Sperm whales swim together off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/75df99d86f6d4db1a15afa208c3e74e5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Sperm whales swim together off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)
![Samuel Lam Light shines on a sperm whale swimming off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/31cda9794466447a900b8466f1a0f752/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Light shines on a sperm whale swimming off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)
![Samuel Lam A sperm whale and her calf swim off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a05a795633df47648fa3cc6bdad2d7b3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A sperm whale and her calf swim off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)
![Samuel Lam Sperm whales swim together off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fc166bd992c843ef9b3ca3940fe3f412/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Sperm whales swim together off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort that could one day help us to better protect them. (Samuel Lam via AP)