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Regional accents detected among bottlenose dolphins
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English - March 10, 2024 19:54 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A new study has found bottlenose dolphins in New Zealand have distinct regional accents.
When Massey and Otago University researchers compared the whistling patterns of dolphins from Doubtful Sound with others from near Great Barrier Island they found variations in the style, duration, and pitch of their calls.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation researcher Philippa Brakes spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.