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Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language (www.vice.com)
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Scientists Have Reported a Breakthrough In Understanding Whale Language::Researchers have identified new elements of whale vocalizations that they propose are analogous to human speech, including vowels and pitch.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They probably have nothing interesting to say anyway. After a year or two all the scientists will be like "I fucking know you like krill, whale. Shut the fuck up about the krill already".

[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago

[Arthur Dent] learned to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wingspans, power-to-weight ratios, and a fair bit about berries.

-- Douglas Adams, 'Life, the Universe, and Everything.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I kind of still want to know what I'm sleeping to.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Horny whale noises

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Can I try putting it in your blowhole this time?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No Frank, idw Whale cum in my lung again.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To a whale, whale cum is just regular cum.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Inspirational Quote Of The Day

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

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