What the biggest brain on Earth can do - David Gruber and Shane Gero
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Күн бұрынExplore how sperm whales use an array of complex vocalizations to communicate with each other, hunt, and assess their surroundings.
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Soon after whaling ships began operating in the North Pacific, an interesting trend emerged. Within just a few years, whalers saw a 58% drop in their successful strikes. Sperm whales had suddenly become harder to kill- they had begun fleeing the boats instead of forming their usual defensive circles. Were whales communicating new strategies to each other? David Gruber and Shane Gero investigate.
Lesson by David Gruber and Shane Gero, directed by Anna Benner.
The recordings of whale codas included in this video were courtesy of Project CETI. Learn more about the initiative here: www.audaciousproject.org/gran...
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@ilertargenthorne4639 5 ай бұрын
It's amazing how much we tend to underestimate the intelligence of animals.
@terrafirma5327 5 ай бұрын
Its easier to exploit animals if they are lesser lifeforms that can't possibly deserve a soul of any kind. The fact is, even bumblebees are insanely smart and self-aware. They can do math even and play with balls.
@ScienceGuy232 5 ай бұрын
I agree! But whales are the special case! What incredible animals. I hope one day we can talk to them with AI translation...
@JohnFenlon 5 ай бұрын
@@ScienceGuy232 Yes, but unfortunately they will probably tell us to f..k off, I wouldn't blame them.
@partysannomad3964 5 ай бұрын
It allows you to treat them like animals, to hurt them. Convenient shortcut.
@josephpostma1787 5 ай бұрын
@@terrafirma5327 Were did you hear that bees are conscious?
@Sunflowersarepretty 5 ай бұрын
So like these whales have their own cultures? If they have their own languages and dialects they are complex beings. Truly Fascinating creatures.
@praveenm5723 5 ай бұрын
Yes whales are known to have cultures especially orcas
@bsku0765 5 ай бұрын
Yes but one thing to keep in mind is that they aren't as isolated geographically as humans were during the early development of civilizations. Their range of communication is vast, and they're able to travel very far in a short amount of time.
@mk_rexx 5 ай бұрын
@@praveenm5723 They even have fads and trends such as eating Great Whites or attacking boats for fun.
@terrafirma5327 5 ай бұрын
@@mk_rexx or wearing a dead fish as a hat, that was great.
@Joso997 5 ай бұрын
First Amendment for the whales community!
@thaisgregorio2734 4 ай бұрын
The idea of a baby whale babbling is just too cute 😊
@terramater 5 ай бұрын
Our crew talked to people who work off the coast of Dominica, and we shed light on how the CETI, a major research project, works on methods first developed for exploring outer space that could help us decode whale communication.
@projectceti 5 ай бұрын
💙
@earthling_parth 5 ай бұрын
Ayy, I learned about CETI through a TerraMater video ❤️ My best wishes to the Ceti team and the researchers who dedicate their precious time to work on projects that help us appreciate intelligence of such animals ❤
@KnowledgeCat 5 ай бұрын
It’s truly eye-opening to realize just how intelligent animals are. This video brilliantly highlights that we often underestimate their cognitive abilities. Amazing content!
@lukemateo9500 5 ай бұрын
They were able to communicate what a ship looks like to some that might have never seen one before and give specific instructions on what to do to escape 😮 how are people not freaking out about this that is literally language
@DrFalguniMehta 5 ай бұрын
we humans underestimate the intelligence of such beautiful creatures so thoroughly
@lucianoosorio5942 5 ай бұрын
“We need to find his son. Can you give us directions? Come back!” Dory
@Puggalug 5 ай бұрын
Whaaaaaaaaaat’s goooooooing oonnnnnnnnnnnn?????
@DebshankarPathak-hb8tf 5 ай бұрын
Thank you Ted Ed for bringing forth such a fascinating system in nature !
@nsa_200 5 ай бұрын
Didn’t realise Whales are so sophisticated & fascinating creatures. Amazing video from Ted-ed ❤
@shortsking6471 5 ай бұрын
Such an amazing harmless species but we haven't left them and today they are endangered shame on us😢😢
@CharlotteXMoon 5 ай бұрын
I didn't know they can use clicking as a way to count with each other! That's so BRILLIANT!
@notfunny3397 5 ай бұрын
The quotes at the beginning of these videos just keep getting better. I used to identify them as quotes from book spines i saw at the 'old books' section at the library. Now its movie references from movies i watched as a kid. Funny to think that a kid that watched that movie as 10 year old is now 30 years old. Wild. Our movies might ine day be remembered the way we remember of books like huckleberry finn
@awesomehpt8938 5 ай бұрын
“So long and thanks for all the fish”
@amiralgold1520 5 ай бұрын
🐬
@Mystixor 5 ай бұрын
It would be so amazing to find yet another animal we can communicate with on a fairly advanced language level
@dracodracarys2339 5 ай бұрын
Do you think they hold a grudge? Wonder if some really old whales remember the days of commercial whaling and share their knowledge to other whales.
@ljvillegas2824 5 ай бұрын
Truly Amazed on how these animals 'work'
@MrsJudithWright 5 ай бұрын
Fascinating - from the perfect quote in the begging all the way through. I learned so much.
@sacredyveltal4688 5 ай бұрын
This is such a interesting topic! The hand drawn animation style reminds me of the game South Scrimshaw 🐋 Amazing job
@ijazm 5 ай бұрын
Amazing content, with amazing animation, as usual.
@agentjp106 5 ай бұрын
I hope that one day we can not only understand them, but try to communicate back. That would be so surreal but so cool
@heristyono4755 5 ай бұрын
I hope we will be able to talk to these giants in our lifetime.
@mindelo23 5 ай бұрын
My favorite animal. They're very intelligent and have complex social structures. Watch the documentary "Ocean Odyssey" if you wanna know more about these fascinating creatures.
@windywendi 5 ай бұрын
If we can one day interpret their language, it means we can directly talk to them too!
@LittleMew133 5 ай бұрын
Ted Ed is giving me answers to questions I could have never came up with.
@twomoles 5 ай бұрын
Unique Animation Style Love it the way sound movement were show was creative. just wow
@filmfan4 5 ай бұрын
A great video, nice return to form!
@circesgrotto 5 ай бұрын
I'm not an expert on the topic but I'm pretty sure Wales does have quite of an accent
@Kaice88 5 ай бұрын
wow this is so fascinating. awesome vid
@poulomi__hari 5 ай бұрын
First the dolphins and now the whales... these creatures are fascinating.
@pennymac16 4 ай бұрын
Right? So fascinating! And it really makes sense if you consider that dolphins are kinds of whales.
@survivorofthecurse717 4 ай бұрын
With all due respect, when whales have this IQ, they don't go around doing something akin to a hate crime
@sudeepnayak7057 5 ай бұрын
Very informative video people who are eager to learn more about animals.
@zaraghenglish 5 ай бұрын
Tnx for sharing❤❤
@xamomax 4 ай бұрын
Clicking seems like a better way to communicate than other vocalizations, as they may translate directly to clicks in neurons for a very fast brain to brain interface.
@mattharvey78 5 ай бұрын
CRAZY! 😮I never knew that SETI also deciphered animal language!
@tree0515 5 ай бұрын
incredible, that was so enlightening.
@MrAkki1995 5 ай бұрын
I would request TED-ED to make an animated video on Epilepsy. I suffer from it and would like some input on the same.
@VRnamek 5 ай бұрын
I don't need to be a specialist to decipher what they're saying: "beware crazy killer ape nearby"
@Delvy787 4 ай бұрын
Fascinating!
@KamranUllah-uw8ht 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for such amazing vedio....
@nikimfar3119 2 ай бұрын
Amazing,thanks 🎉
@R2robot 5 ай бұрын
Truly amazing creatures.
@yashnaidu5910 5 ай бұрын
The first 2 mins was a major part of the plot for Avatar the way of the water. (i am talking about tulkuns)
@danielsantiagourtado3430 5 ай бұрын
Love your content 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
@gailaltschwager7377 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@notfunny3397 5 ай бұрын
Spermaceti sounds like the thing from the new avatar movie. Brb i gotta try achieving eternal life.
@Brain_in_a_pod 5 ай бұрын
Right plus they also communicate like the tulkun i was looking for a comment that pointed this out lmao
@rithvipedduri6116 5 ай бұрын
Tedx and tedx is just amazing
@Sahil_Deore 3 ай бұрын
Imagine we decipher it and some whale says "they're listening".
@Lucasyu-sq7nf 5 ай бұрын
I learned a lot in this video
@projectceti 5 ай бұрын
This makes us really happy :)
@DorksterJr 5 ай бұрын
It's amazing how when locals of the biome engage in biological arms race they still somehow are able to maintain balance and not decimate other species. Unlike SOME species, whom I suspect are space Australians of the Anunaki kind.
@flameinthematrix 5 ай бұрын
Amazing. Whales and art
@hkayakh 5 ай бұрын
The ship guys singing when they’re on screen is funny
@shonenchef7249 5 ай бұрын
Whale language is extremely fascinating
@user-bh7vg8gd4q 5 ай бұрын
Awesome video, I approve!
@MiriamVectoria-rw6wm 5 ай бұрын
I love TED_ED, it's actually a wonderful chanel ❤.
@projectceti 5 ай бұрын
Agree!!!!🤩
@trangnguyen-qy4xg 3 ай бұрын
Amazing❤I hope the scientists can read a near day !
@kertyapelt6022 5 ай бұрын
Amazing ♥️
@angelb.8578 5 ай бұрын
That is so cool. No wonder Woo Young Woo is so fascinated by whales
@projectceti 4 ай бұрын
We ♥ Extraordinary Attorney Woo!
@storminnormin2570 5 ай бұрын
Amazing. Like a huge 🦇 No wonder they have small eyes. This was great.
@Polaris97 4 ай бұрын
Fascinating to watch this. We should not underestimate animals 😅
@mateodominguez3841 5 ай бұрын
They talk! 😮 These This video reminded me of the movie "The arrival".
@ck4720 5 ай бұрын
Being this early feels illegal 💀
@peacefulleo9477 5 ай бұрын
bruh fr wtf
@Callme_Comfy 5 ай бұрын
Lmao why
@caomouse8829 4 ай бұрын
Blast music underwater to see if whale can learn to sing 😆
@Vex.fy. 5 ай бұрын
Yesss I live for yalls videos😭🫶🏽
@muditsharma4384 5 ай бұрын
Such beautiful creation and intelligence How cana human kill them?
@joaowiciuk 4 ай бұрын
We keep searching for extraterrestrial intelligent life when we can barely understand intelligence here on earth
@jujitsujew23 5 ай бұрын
life is incredible
@purplecouch4767 5 ай бұрын
🎶Just keep swimming🎶
@user-eq2dx2jp6v 5 ай бұрын
Thank youuuuuu❤❤❤❤❤
@containedhurricane 5 ай бұрын
Sea creatures are very fascinating. I think they will replace humans as the most dominant species on earth in the future
@user-eq2dx2jp6v 5 ай бұрын
Thank youuuuuu❤❤❤❤
@ilertargenthorne4639 5 ай бұрын
What does the *whale* say?
@simongonzalez1617 4 ай бұрын
They are very intelligent for sure! I strongly believe that their enormous brains aren't purposeless, we just aren't intelligent enough to comprehend what they use it for...
@wellog5673 4 ай бұрын
I thought the title said whats the biggest brain on earth lol it took me a minute to realize
@timetodestination9538 5 ай бұрын
Isn't there an AI studying the whale language recently that lead to a new breakthrough? I thought I saw the news title somewhere this December.
@Bromeliadsss 5 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Whales were first ocean animals until they evolved/ developed limbs and began to roam the land … but then they decided to go back to the water. Millions of years later and whales still prefer the water. Hmmm 🤔
@circuloviciosamente 5 ай бұрын
We want to talk with aliens but have no idea what other species here in Earth are saying!
@shaunlundy7121 5 ай бұрын
I’d imagine most probably a Welsh accent.
@FewVidsJustComments 5 ай бұрын
. * Wellerman intensifies *
@macdjord 5 ай бұрын
They're saying "So long and thanks for all the fish".
@user-ck2ht6uv1l 5 ай бұрын
2:35 Why is it called "junk"?
@hanve 5 ай бұрын
Wow
@grapeshott 5 ай бұрын
Humans aren't the most intelligent animals. Evolution makes intelligence of different kinds- human intelligence is just one kind of intelligence.
@netherite9051 5 ай бұрын
If this is true, can we translate it?
@st1one23 5 ай бұрын
The drop in successful strikes could also explained by the sea shanty in the background - Drunken Sailor.
@akhirpekan123 5 ай бұрын
prove that they are sentient being...
@byronic-heroine 5 ай бұрын
Their loudest clicks are louder than jet engines and can vibrate you to *death.*
@BrianMcInnis87 5 ай бұрын
5:31 *Interspecial*.
@jonaspete 5 ай бұрын
Nature's submarine
@IO-hh3gw 5 ай бұрын
Imagine in the future we be talking to these whales
@machixius 3 ай бұрын
We are initiating first contact with the xeno
@blacktimhoward4322 5 ай бұрын
We need a series of Karl Pilkington reacting to videos like this one
@earllsimmins9373 5 ай бұрын
It's not the size of the brain, it's the motion of the ocean.
@thirushanethsara9006 5 ай бұрын
Hi
@yellowbox9912 5 ай бұрын
Somehow some dogs and cats have more common sense than most of their owners.
@Mirakuruuu 5 ай бұрын
Ofcourse they do! All you gotta do is ask them to hitch a ride to sydney
@nicholasp1872 4 ай бұрын
I love calamari
@zinussan50 5 ай бұрын
Literally I want say "your mum". Then realised this is whole different topic. 😅 Hehe
@Joso997 5 ай бұрын
First Amendment for the whales community!
@deviousdevil4257 5 ай бұрын
Scientists should study to further understand whale clicking language, maybe then we can understand the secrets of the ocean😂
@robodogmech 3 ай бұрын
oh yeah this is big brain time
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