How does whale communication work? - David Gruber and Shane Gero

Explore how sperm whales use an array of complex vocalizations to communicate with each other, hunt, and assess their surroundings. -- Soon after whaling ships began operating in the North Pacific, an interesting trend emerged. Within just a few years, whalers saw a 58% drop in their successful strikes. Sperm whales had suddenly become harder to kill— they had begun fleeing the boats instead of forming their usual defensive circles. Were whales communicating new strategies to each other? David Gruber and Shane Gero investigate. Lesson by David Gruber and Shane Gero, directed by Anna Benner. The recordings of whale codas included in this video were courtesy of Project CETI. Learn more about the initiative here: https://www.audaciousproject.org/grantees/project-ceti Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-advanced-is-whale-talk-david-gruber-and-shane-gero Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-advanced-is-whale-talk-david-gruber-and-shane-gero/digdeeper Animator's website: https://annabennerstudio.com Muic: https://www.tschernuth.com ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Francisco Amaya, Daisuke Goto, Matt Switzler, Peng, Tzu-Hsiang, Bethany Connor, Jeremy Shimanek, Mark Byers, Avinash Amarnath, Xuebicoco, Rayo, Po Foon Kwong, Bo