Scientists Finally Decode Secret Language Of Non-Human Intelligence Beneath Earth’s Oceans

Scientists have cracked the code behind a mysterious language discovered among a non-human species living in Earth’s oceans that mirrors human speech.

Using AI to study whale communication, Project CETI researchers discovered that sperm whales ‘talk’ to each other with strange, Morse code-like clicking patterns.

The mammals used patterned click sequences known as codas, which include two distinct vowel-like sounds — an ‘ah’-like a-coda and an ‘ee’-like i-coda.

The vowel-like noises were not random, as whales were seen actively controlling the pitch, length, and type of sounds they were making as they ‘pronounced’ different words.

The CETI team said whales make these sounds during social interactions in family groups, using codas to stay connected, coordinate activities, and identify each other, like an underwater social language.

The team also found that whale speech was similar to human speech because whales used their lips and air sacs as a sound source and filter, just like humans use their vocal cords and vocal tract to achieve the same results.

It marked the first time researchers have found a non-human species using vowel-like sounds and grammar-like rules in the same way humans do to communicate with each other.

The sperm whales often used their secret language during social moments, such as greeting family members, staying in touch while diving for food, or coordinating group movements through the ocean.

The study, published on the preprint server bioRxiv and awaiting peer review, also revealed that timing was everything when it comes to whale communication.