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Scientists Found Sperm Whales May Have Their Own Regional Accents

Researchers analyzed thousands of whale clicks and found Mediterranean sperm whales use distinct regional dialects.

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Just like people across the United States all speak English with their own regional quirks, it turns out sperm whales living in different parts of the Mediterranean may be speaking the same whale language with regional variations. According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, whales in the eastern and western Mediterranean appear to have developed distinct dialects.

Researchers analyzed more than 5,200 recordings of sperm whale “codas,” which are the rhythmic click sequences whales use to communicate. They were........

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