Copycat calls help duet-singing pilot whales outsmart predators, study finds

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Researchers have discovered that long-finned pilot whales can mimic the calls of their predators, which may help them to stay alive while they stealthily scavenge.

Researchers working at the Great Australian Bight have discovered that long-finned pilot whales can mimic the calls of their predators, which may help them to stay alive while they stealthily scavenge.

"We used underwater recorders such as a hydrophone arrays and self-contained underwater sound recorders," she said.

 

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