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Science Friday — What a sperm whale’s birth tells us about whale culture
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What a sperm whale’s birth tells us about whale culture

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Scientists recently published the first footage of a sperm whale birth, and it was a crowded ordeal. More than 10 other sperm whales were there for the delivery and helped keep the baby whale afloat—and not all of them were related to mom. How much do we actually understand whale culture? And how should we think about…

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