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Scientists claim they’ve had a 20 minute conversation with a WHALE – and say it could pave the way for conversations with aliens someday

Author:     WILIAM HUNTER
Source:     Daily Mail (U.K.)
Publication Date:     09:44 EST, 18 December 2023
 Link: Scientists claim they’ve had a 20 minute conversation with a WHALE – and say it could pave the way for conversations with aliens someday
Stephan:  

Here is a fascinating example of the new trend I wrote about in the first story. It has implications that will change our culture. Research is beginning to convince scientists that all life from fungi in the soil to whales in the sea have a measure of consciousness. We are beginning to understand that all life is interconnected and interdependent in one matrix of consciousness. I think this is an essential step in transforming our culture from one of greed and profit as the only social priority to a culture that recognizes that fostering wellbeing is the best path for all life.

It might sound like a scene out of Avatar 2. 

But scientists claim it’s now possible to have a conversation with a whale, following a 20-minute chat with a humpback whale in Southeast Alaska. 

A 38-year-old whale named Twain ‘spoke’ with the researchers from the SETI Institute and UC Davis by responding to a pre-recorded ‘contact call’. 

This marks the first communication between humans and whales in their own language, according to the team. 

Looking ahead, the researchers say the conversation could pave the way for interactions with aliens in the future. 

In the study, researchers from SETI studied how whales communicate in the hopes of developing ‘intelligence filters’ as part of the search for alien life. 

The scientists broadcast a type of greeting call called a ‘whup/throp’ through underwater speakers. 

When the call was played through the water, Twain approached the boat and responded with a greeting call of her own.

Importantly, the scientists found that Twain was changing the frequency of her own calls in response to the researchers’ broadcast.

However, they also point out that the kind of ‘behavioural synchrony’ exhibited by the whale […]

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