The whales that ‘talk’ with accents

Sperm whale clans each have their own unique accent, expressed as a pattern of clicks. Dr Luke Rendell, a biologist at St Andrews University, UK, has been eavesdropping on sperm whales for the last two decades – and now he thinks he knows what they are saying.

(Image: Sperm whale, Credit: Getty Images.)

Video by Jennifer Green.
Interview filmed by Geoff Marsh.