What singing orcas are trying to tell us | Pierre Robert de Latour | TEDxUniversitedeTours
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Pierre Robert de Latour |
TEDxUniversitedeTours
• February 2020
Expert in orcas' behavior, Pierre Robert de Latour is first of all a freediving enthusiast. He has been diving with cetaceans since 1998, and he has performed a staggering 6,200 divings with orcas.
Cetaceans are familiar but mysterious animals and a form of civilization on its own. They are intelligent and have knowledge we don't even know about. This is what Pierre Robert de Latour is convinced of since he did an acoustic listening of humpback whales in Norway in 2016. To understand and access this unknown knowledge, the solution is to decipher their language. What if the sounds produced by orcas were more than just the simple communication between cetaceans? The acoustic of marine mammals is so peculiar that it contains unexpected capabilities. By understanding them and protecting them, we might consider following their example. Now one question remains: how many secrets does the melody of the abyss have?
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