motherengine Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 again, not sure where to post this but here goes: i have been thinking about accents (and differances in language) in the human animal kingdom and how they evolved. the idea came to me while contemplating this: has anyone done research on accents in other animal communities, say dolphins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 A quick google search turned up this: Orca vocalizations include clicks used in echolocation, whistles, and scream-like pulses. The sounds are used to communicate with other orcas, for mating purposes, and for locating prey. Different pods (long-lasting groups of orcas) have distinctive "accents" and can recognize members by this accent. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Orca.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherengine Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 interesting, i could not find anything. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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