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According to the American Fun Science **17**, American scientists recently used an underwater speaker to successfully "talk" with a humpback whale named Twain, and recorded the "contact" called back to the humpback whale**" The research team said that this "dialogue" between humans and humpback whales provides valuable experience for human exchanges with extraterrestrial life in the future.
The latest research was conducted by scientists from the Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations (SETI) Institute, the University of California, Davis, and the Alaska Whales** Society. In the fourth film in the Star Trek series, Journey Home, a message from an alien probe inadvertently disrupts human technology, the SETI Institute noted in a statement that the crisis was resolved only when the protagonist of the film and his crew realized that it was trying to communicate with whales on Earth. This interspecies exchange is of great significance for the search for extraterrestrial life.
Fred Sharp, co-author of the new study and a member of the Alaska Whale Society, said in a statement that humpback whales are very intelligent, have complex social systems, make tools to catch fish, and communicate extensively through songs. Partnering with humpback whales provides a unique opportunity for scientists to study intelligent communication in non-human species.
In the latest study, Tween responded to a researcher's call by matching the change in the interval between each replay call signal over a 20-minute period. After hearing the underwater speaker**'s "connection**", Twain would swim close and circle the team's boat. According to the research team, this "communication" demonstrates a complex level of understanding and interaction, reflecting a human-like style of conversation. Brenda McCowwin of the University of California, Davis, said in a statement that this is the first time such communication has taken place between humans and humpback whales in the "language" of humpback whales.
It is reported that the team is further studying the humpback whale communication system to better understand how to detect and interpret signals from outer space. These discoveries could also help develop filters to pick up extraterrestrial signals reaching Earth and search for extraterrestrial life.