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Can we talk to whales? 'How to Speak Whale' explores how the animals communicate

Published July 6, 2023 at 8:20 AM CDT

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We revisit Peter O’Dowd’s September 2022 conversation with naturalist and filmmaker Tom Mustill. A close encounter with a humpback whale started Mustill on a journey to find out how scientists are attempting to determine how whales and other cetaceans communicate. His 2022 book “How to Speak Whale: A Voyage Into the Future of Animal Communication” was the result.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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