# Scientists Use AI to Decode Complex Whale Communication Patterns

Researchers employ hydrophones and AI to better understand whale communication for conservation efforts.

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Researchers are using hydrophones, drone recordings, and artificial intelligence to better understand the complex communication of whales to aid in their protection from noise pollution and climate change. [^1]

Canadian authorities banned shipping in specific beluga gathering sites in 2018 to protect the weak signals of young whales. [^2]

Researcher Valeria Vergara discovered that beluga calves learn to communicate from adults over years, initially playing with sounds similar to human toddlers. [^3]

Young beluga whales have a unique acoustic signature, but their calls have a range 18 times shorter than adult calls, making them vulnerable to being lost due to ship noise. [^4]

Researchers have been studying whale communication since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949. [^5]

Scientists are currently decoding the intricate patterns that make different species' vocalizations distinctive as technology improves. [^6]

The goal of understanding whale song is to help protect whales from human-made harms. [^7]

Journalist Emma Bryce has spent months investigating human efforts to understand whale song. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Researchers are using hydrophones, drone recordings, and artificial intelligence to better understand the complex communication of whales to aid in their protection from noise pollution and climate change. (Nezavisne novine, News)
2. Canadian authorities banned shipping in specific beluga gathering sites in 2018 to protect the weak signals of young whales. (Nezavisne novine, News)
3. Researcher Valeria Vergara discovered that beluga calves learn to communicate from adults over years, initially playing with sounds similar to human toddlers. (Nezavisne novine, News)
4. Young beluga whales have a unique acoustic signature, but their calls have a range 18 times shorter than adult calls, making them vulnerable to being lost due to ship noise. (Nezavisne novine, News)
5. Researchers have been studying whale communication since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949. (The Guardian, News)
6. Scientists are currently decoding the intricate patterns that make different species' vocalizations distinctive as technology improves. (The Guardian, News)
7. The goal of understanding whale song is to help protect whales from human-made harms. (The Guardian, News)
8. Journalist Emma Bryce has spent months investigating human efforts to understand whale song. (The Guardian, News)

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