Dolphin Signatures (VIDEO)

National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)

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Click to hear the sound frequencies of four signature whistles from four different dolphins. The spectrograph visually displays the differences in the frequencies, but in a new study, scientists have developed a more efficient method for analyzing the unique "tune" of a dolphin's signature whistle.

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Arik Kershenbaum/NIMBioS

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