In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of California, Davis, in collaboration with the SETI Institute, have successfully engaged in a communicative exchange with a humpback whale in Southeast Alaska. This interaction not only provides insights into interspecies communication but also holds potential implications for detecting and interpreting signals from extraterrestrial intelligence.
The research team, including animal behaviorist Dr. Brenda McCowan from UC Davis and astrophysicist Dr. Laurance Doyle from the SETI Institute, conducted playback experiments in Holkham Bay, Alaska. They utilized underwater speakers to broadcast recorded humpback whale "whup" calls—a sound believed to function as a contact. . .