A whale of a tale: How scientists are decoding the language of sperm whales

Scientists working to decode the language of whales have opened a new window into oceanic communication. After analyzing years of vocalizations of sperm whales, they found the animals use thousands of clicking noises to form a sort of phonetic alphabet. Neetu Garcha explains.

• Sperm whales’ clicking dialects are evidence of ‘non human culture,’ say scientists