Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the #Mediterranean
Matriarchal groups in east and west exhibit distinct click patterns, used to form social structures

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/24/sperm-whale-dialects-detected-mediterranean

I didn't realise the Med had #spermWhales at all - seems like a small pond for such a big beast, also not very deep for a deep-diving species, and historically exposed to coastal whale hunters?

#science #ecology #marineBiology #whales