How does whale communication work? - David Gruber and Shane Gero

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2025

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  • @ilertargenthorne4639
    @ilertargenthorne4639 Год назад +797

    It's amazing how much we tend to underestimate the intelligence of animals.

    • @terrafirma5327
      @terrafirma5327 Год назад +24

      Its easier to exploit animals if they are lesser lifeforms that can't possibly deserve a soul of any kind.
      The fact is, even bumblebees are insanely smart and self-aware. They can do math even and play with balls.

    • @ScienceGuy232
      @ScienceGuy232 Год назад +8

      I agree! But whales are the special case! What incredible animals. I hope one day we can talk to them with AI translation...

    • @JohnFenlon
      @JohnFenlon Год назад +7

      @@ScienceGuy232 Yes, but unfortunately they will probably tell us to f..k off, I wouldn't blame them.

    • @partysannomad3964
      @partysannomad3964 Год назад +4

      It allows you to treat them like animals, to hurt them. Convenient shortcut.

    • @josephpostma1787
      @josephpostma1787 Год назад +1

      @@terrafirma5327 Were did you hear that bees are conscious?

  • @Sunflowersarepretty
    @Sunflowersarepretty Год назад +612

    So like these whales have their own cultures? If they have their own languages and dialects they are complex beings. Truly Fascinating creatures.

    • @praveenm5723
      @praveenm5723 Год назад +20

      Yes whales are known to have cultures especially orcas

    • @bsku0765
      @bsku0765 Год назад +34

      Yes but one thing to keep in mind is that they aren't as isolated geographically as humans were during the early development of civilizations. Their range of communication is vast, and they're able to travel very far in a short amount of time.

    • @mk_rexx
      @mk_rexx Год назад +14

      @@praveenm5723 They even have fads and trends such as eating Great Whites or attacking boats for fun.

    • @terrafirma5327
      @terrafirma5327 Год назад +14

      @@mk_rexx or wearing a dead fish as a hat, that was great.

    • @Joso997
      @Joso997 Год назад +2

      First Amendment for the whales community!

  • @thaisgregorio2734
    @thaisgregorio2734 Год назад +60

    The idea of a baby whale babbling is just too cute 😊

  • @terramater
    @terramater Год назад +59

    Our crew talked to people who work off the coast of Dominica, and we shed light on how the CETI, a major research project, works on methods first developed for exploring outer space that could help us decode whale communication.

    • @projectceti
      @projectceti Год назад +1

      💙

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth Год назад +2

      Ayy, I learned about CETI through a TerraMater video ❤️
      My best wishes to the Ceti team and the researchers who dedicate their precious time to work on projects that help us appreciate intelligence of such animals ❤

    • @thenovicenovelist
      @thenovicenovelist 8 месяцев назад

      Any connection with SETI?

  • @KnowledgeCat
    @KnowledgeCat Год назад +110

    It’s truly eye-opening to realize just how intelligent animals are. This video brilliantly highlights that we often underestimate their cognitive abilities. Amazing content!

  • @DebshankarPathak-hb8tf
    @DebshankarPathak-hb8tf Год назад +94

    Thank you Ted Ed for bringing forth such a fascinating system in nature !

  • @lukemateo9500
    @lukemateo9500 Год назад +88

    They were able to communicate what a ship looks like to some that might have never seen one before and give specific instructions on what to do to escape 😮 how are people not freaking out about this that is literally language

  • @nsa_200
    @nsa_200 Год назад +55

    Didn’t realise Whales are so sophisticated & fascinating creatures. Amazing video from Ted-ed ❤

  • @DrFalguniMehta
    @DrFalguniMehta Год назад +66

    we humans underestimate the intelligence of such beautiful creatures so thoroughly

  • @lucianoosorio5942
    @lucianoosorio5942 Год назад +30

    “We need to find his son. Can you give us directions? Come back!” Dory

    • @Puggalug
      @Puggalug Год назад +6

      Whaaaaaaaaaat’s goooooooing oonnnnnnnnnnnn?????

  • @Sahil_Deore
    @Sahil_Deore Год назад +6

    Imagine we decipher it and some whale says "they're listening".

    • @Dirtysoda_
      @Dirtysoda_ 5 дней назад

      Oof. That’s eerie.

  • @MrsJudithWright
    @MrsJudithWright Год назад +6

    Fascinating - from the perfect quote in the begging all the way through. I learned so much.

  • @ljvillegas2824
    @ljvillegas2824 Год назад +16

    Truly Amazed on how these animals 'work'

  • @CharlotteXMoon
    @CharlotteXMoon Год назад +9

    I didn't know they can use clicking as a way to count with each other! That's so BRILLIANT!

  • @shortsking6471
    @shortsking6471 Год назад +24

    Such an amazing harmless species but we haven't left them and today they are endangered shame on us😢😢

  • @dracodracarys2339
    @dracodracarys2339 Год назад +7

    Do you think they hold a grudge? Wonder if some really old whales remember the days of commercial whaling and share their knowledge to other whales.

  • @awesomehpt8938
    @awesomehpt8938 Год назад +18

    “So long and thanks for all the fish”

  • @Mystixor
    @Mystixor Год назад +12

    It would be so amazing to find yet another animal we can communicate with on a fairly advanced language level

  • @notfunny3397
    @notfunny3397 Год назад +7

    The quotes at the beginning of these videos just keep getting better.
    I used to identify them as quotes from book spines i saw at the 'old books' section at the library.
    Now its movie references from movies i watched as a kid.
    Funny to think that a kid that watched that movie as 10 year old is now 30 years old. Wild.
    Our movies might ine day be remembered the way we remember of books like huckleberry finn

  • @sacredyveltal4688
    @sacredyveltal4688 Год назад +8

    This is such a interesting topic! The hand drawn animation style reminds me of the game South Scrimshaw 🐋 Amazing job

  • @heristyono4755
    @heristyono4755 Год назад +4

    I hope we will be able to talk to these giants in our lifetime.

  • @agentjp106
    @agentjp106 Год назад +1

    I hope that one day we can not only understand them, but try to communicate back. That would be so surreal but so cool

  • @poulomi__hari
    @poulomi__hari Год назад +17

    First the dolphins and now the whales... these creatures are fascinating.

    • @pennymac16
      @pennymac16 Год назад

      Right? So fascinating! And it really makes sense if you consider that dolphins are kinds of whales.

    • @survivorofthecurse717
      @survivorofthecurse717 Год назад

      With all due respect, when whales have this IQ, they don't go around doing something akin to a hate crime

  • @windywendi
    @windywendi Год назад +8

    If we can one day interpret their language, it means we can directly talk to them too!

  • @mindelo23
    @mindelo23 Год назад +5

    My favorite animal. They're very intelligent and have complex social structures. Watch the documentary "Ocean Odyssey" if you wanna know more about these fascinating creatures.

  • @LittleMew133
    @LittleMew133 Год назад +10

    Ted Ed is giving me answers to questions I could have never came up with.

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Год назад +5

    Love your content 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

  • @VRnamek
    @VRnamek Год назад +1

    I don't need to be a specialist to decipher what they're saying: "beware crazy killer ape nearby"

  • @shonenchef7249
    @shonenchef7249 Год назад +3

    Whale language is extremely fascinating

  • @circesgrotto
    @circesgrotto Год назад +13

    I'm not an expert on the topic but I'm pretty sure Wales does have quite of an accent

  • @KamranUllah-uw8ht
    @KamranUllah-uw8ht Год назад +2

    Thanks for such amazing vedio....

  • @xamomax
    @xamomax Год назад +2

    Clicking seems like a better way to communicate than other vocalizations, as they may translate directly to clicks in neurons for a very fast brain to brain interface.

  • @MiriamVectoria-rw6wm
    @MiriamVectoria-rw6wm Год назад +4

    I love TED_ED, it's actually a wonderful chanel ❤.

  • @sudeepnayak7057
    @sudeepnayak7057 Год назад +1

    Very informative video people who are eager to learn more about animals.

  • @mattharvey78
    @mattharvey78 Год назад +2

    CRAZY! 😮I never knew that SETI also deciphered animal language!

  • @ijazm
    @ijazm Год назад

    Amazing content, with amazing animation, as usual.

  • @twomoles
    @twomoles Год назад +2

    Unique Animation Style Love it the way sound movement were show was creative. just wow

  • @caomouse8829
    @caomouse8829 Год назад +1

    Blast music underwater to see if whale can learn to sing 😆

  • @filmfan4
    @filmfan4 Год назад

    A great video, nice return to form!

  • @wellog5673
    @wellog5673 Год назад +1

    I thought the title said whats the biggest brain on earth lol it took me a minute to realize

  • @MrAkki1995
    @MrAkki1995 Год назад +5

    I would request TED-ED to make an animated video on Epilepsy. I suffer from it and would like some input on the same.

  • @Vex1fie
    @Vex1fie Год назад +3

    Yesss I live for yalls videos😭🫶🏽

  • @gailaltschwager7377
    @gailaltschwager7377 Год назад +2

    Thank you!

  • @grapeshott
    @grapeshott Год назад +7

    Humans aren't the most intelligent animals. Evolution makes intelligence of different kinds- human intelligence is just one kind of intelligence.

  • @Delvy787
    @Delvy787 Год назад +1

    Fascinating!

  • @R2robot
    @R2robot Год назад +4

    Truly amazing creatures.

  • @yashnaidu5910
    @yashnaidu5910 Год назад +1

    The first 2 mins was a major part of the plot for Avatar the way of the water. (i am talking about tulkuns)

  • @ck4720
    @ck4720 Год назад +22

    Being this early feels illegal 💀

  • @zaraghenglish
    @zaraghenglish Год назад +1

    Tnx for sharing❤❤

  • @DorksterJr
    @DorksterJr Год назад +8

    It's amazing how when locals of the biome engage in biological arms race they still somehow are able to maintain balance and not decimate other species. Unlike SOME species, whom I suspect are space Australians of the Anunaki kind.

  • @hkayakh
    @hkayakh Год назад +1

    The ship guys singing when they’re on screen is funny

  • @Chad-g4h
    @Chad-g4h Год назад

    2:35 Why is it called "junk"?

  • @Lucasyu-sq7nf
    @Lucasyu-sq7nf Год назад +1

    I learned a lot in this video

    • @projectceti
      @projectceti Год назад

      This makes us really happy :)

  • @notfunny3397
    @notfunny3397 Год назад +4

    Spermaceti sounds like the thing from the new avatar movie.
    Brb i gotta try achieving eternal life.

    • @afeezsthirstymind
      @afeezsthirstymind Год назад +1

      Right plus they also communicate like the tulkun i was looking for a comment that pointed this out lmao

  • @nikimfar3119
    @nikimfar3119 10 месяцев назад

    Amazing,thanks 🎉

  • @Mgh-r
    @Mgh-r Год назад +1

    Thank youuuuuu❤❤❤❤

  • @Kaice88
    @Kaice88 Год назад

    wow this is so fascinating. awesome vid

  • @joaowiciuk
    @joaowiciuk Год назад +2

    We keep searching for extraterrestrial intelligent life when we can barely understand intelligence here on earth

  • @UlugbekRavshanov-rl1gn
    @UlugbekRavshanov-rl1gn 7 месяцев назад

    This information is news to me. It's amazing that they have a signal voice

  • @purplecouch4767
    @purplecouch4767 Год назад +1

    🎶Just keep swimming🎶

  • @angelb.8578
    @angelb.8578 Год назад +1

    That is so cool. No wonder Woo Young Woo is so fascinated by whales

    • @projectceti
      @projectceti Год назад

      We ♥ Extraordinary Attorney Woo!

  • @containedhurricane
    @containedhurricane Год назад +2

    Sea creatures are very fascinating. I think they will replace humans as the most dominant species on earth in the future

  • @mecahhannah
    @mecahhannah Год назад +1

    Awesome as always thanks

  • @ilertargenthorne4639
    @ilertargenthorne4639 Год назад +3

    What does the *whale* say?

  • @Bromeliadsss
    @Bromeliadsss Год назад +3

    Fun Fact: Whales were first ocean animals until they evolved/ developed limbs and began to roam the land … but then they decided to go back to the water. Millions of years later and whales still prefer the water. Hmmm 🤔

  • @mateodominguez3841
    @mateodominguez3841 Год назад +2

    They talk! 😮 These
    This video reminded me of the movie "The arrival".

  • @trangnguyen-qy4xg
    @trangnguyen-qy4xg Год назад

    Amazing❤I hope the scientists can read a near day !

  • @muditsharma4384
    @muditsharma4384 Год назад +1

    Such beautiful creation and intelligence
    How cana human kill them?

  • @HaiNguyen-k1k6o
    @HaiNguyen-k1k6o Год назад +1

    Awesome video, I approve!

  • @circuloviciosamente
    @circuloviciosamente Год назад +1

    We want to talk with aliens but have no idea what other species here in Earth are saying!

  • @kertyapelt6022
    @kertyapelt6022 Год назад

    Amazing ♥️

  • @Polaris97
    @Polaris97 Год назад

    Fascinating to watch this. We should not underestimate animals 😅

  • @tree0515
    @tree0515 Год назад

    incredible, that was so enlightening.

  • @rithvipedduri6116
    @rithvipedduri6116 Год назад

    Tedx and tedx is just amazing

  • @storminnormin2570
    @storminnormin2570 Год назад +1

    Amazing. Like a huge 🦇 No wonder they have small eyes. This was great.

  • @timetodestination9538
    @timetodestination9538 Год назад

    Isn't there an AI studying the whale language recently that lead to a new breakthrough? I thought I saw the news title somewhere this December.

  • @simongonzalez1617
    @simongonzalez1617 Год назад

    They are very intelligent for sure! I strongly believe that their enormous brains aren't purposeless, we just aren't intelligent enough to comprehend what they use it for...

  • @netherite9051
    @netherite9051 Год назад +1

    If this is true, can we translate it?

  • @Shaun_7926
    @Shaun_7926 Год назад +4

    I’d imagine most probably a Welsh accent.

  • @flameinthematrix
    @flameinthematrix Год назад

    Amazing. Whales and art

  • @Joso997
    @Joso997 Год назад +1

    First Amendment for the whales community!

  • @akhirpekan123
    @akhirpekan123 Год назад +1

    prove that they are sentient being...

  • @macdjord
    @macdjord Год назад

    They're saying "So long and thanks for all the fish".

  • @robodogmech
    @robodogmech Год назад +1

    oh yeah this is big brain time

  • @IO-hh3gw
    @IO-hh3gw Год назад

    Imagine in the future we be talking to these whales

  • @jujitsujew23
    @jujitsujew23 Год назад +1

    life is incredible

  • @FewVidsJustComments
    @FewVidsJustComments Год назад

    . * Wellerman intensifies *

  • @earllsimmins9373
    @earllsimmins9373 Год назад

    It's not the size of the brain, it's the motion of the ocean.

  • @Mirakuruuu
    @Mirakuruuu Год назад +1

    Ofcourse they do! All you gotta do is ask them to hitch a ride to sydney

  • @Theguywithephonyname
    @Theguywithephonyname Год назад +1

    Scientists should study to further understand whale clicking language, maybe then we can understand the secrets of the ocean😂

  • @yellowbox9912
    @yellowbox9912 Год назад

    Somehow some dogs and cats have more common sense than most of their owners.

  • @blacktimhoward4322
    @blacktimhoward4322 Год назад

    We need a series of Karl Pilkington reacting to videos like this one

  • @zinussan50
    @zinussan50 Год назад

    Literally I want say "your mum". Then realised this is whole different topic. 😅 Hehe

  • @Themanthemythlovesshehulk
    @Themanthemythlovesshehulk Год назад +1

    Throw in musicians to help decipher their languages

  • @zoltanperei4789
    @zoltanperei4789 Год назад

    How should we communicate with aliens, if we still don't understand what animals say?

  • @bear-e8r
    @bear-e8r Год назад

    The drop in successful strikes could also explained by the sea shanty in the background - Drunken Sailor.

  • @jonaspete
    @jonaspete Год назад

    Nature's submarine

  • @thirushanethsara9006
    @thirushanethsara9006 Год назад +1

    Hi

  • @jake-ei3ow
    @jake-ei3ow Год назад

    Depends really then if they the brain spreds there

  • @douglasclerk2764
    @douglasclerk2764 Год назад +1

    Maybe a Whelsh accent?