研究发现座头鲸的歌曲与人类语言相似, 暗示着文化上学习的交流。 Study finds humpback whale songs follow patterns similar to human languages, hinting at culturally learned communication.

研究人员发现,座头鲸的歌曲遵循了齐普夫的法律,在人类语言中也可以看到这种模式,这表明鲸鱼交流可能是文化上学习的。 Researchers found that humpback whale songs follow Zipf's law, a pattern also seen in human languages, indicating that whale communication may be culturally learned. 科学家们用八年的歌曲录音 发现了一种可预测的声音序列 挑战了人类语言的独特性 Using eight years of song recordings, scientists discovered a predictable sequence of sounds, challenging the uniqueness of human language. 研究表明,复杂的通信系统可能在不同物种之间具有共同的普遍性特征,而不论其进化距离如何。 The study suggests that complex communication systems may share universal features across species, regardless of their evolutionary distance.