So for the past 50 years we've been... studying these anima… - James Nestor

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So for the past 50 years we've been... studying these animals from the deck of a boat. Now this is very limiting. You can't see... you... have to put... s off the deck... But... they've found... that... sperm whales have dialects... they can shoot this click communication in focused sound beams to other whales across great distances... [T]hese sperm whales can cram 1600 micro-clicks into a single second... and move discreet frequencies around...

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James Nestor is a journalist who has written for Outside, , , Dwell, National Public Radio, The New York Times, , , and others.

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