Singing with the whales

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Humans converse. Apes can sign. Dolphins and orcas click and clack in a verbal Morse code. And baleen whales sing.

What’s the common link? Spindle cells, a special type of brain cell, believed to be responsible for complex behaviors like tool usage, cooperation, culture and higher forms of communication like conversations.

Many accept the intelligence of toothed whales (dolphins and orcas); their aptitude for learning has long been applied to everything from entertainment to military training. The recent discovery of spindle cells in humpbacks supports a similar intelligence in baleen whales, known for their size and their songs, which can be long and even improvised. Think underwater jazz musicians.
 
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