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Simon Fraser University launches searchable killer whale call catalog

Original: 🐋 NEW: A new open-access catalog from # SimonFraser University collects decades of # killerwhale recordings into a searc

Simon Fraser University has released an open-access catalog compiling decades of killer whale recordings into a searchable online library. Listeners can identify populations, clans and pods by their calls alone. The collection highlights how the three Pacific ecotypes carry distinct dialects, and how clans within a single population differ vocally, giving researchers and the public a new tool for studying orca communication.

Why now: Scientists and nature enthusiasts are excited about a free, searchable resource that reveals orca dialects and pod identity by sound.

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• 🐋 NEW: A new open-access catalog from # SimonFraser University collects decades of # killerwhale recordings into a searchable library, letting listeners identify populations, clans and pods by call alone. Three # Pacific ecotypes carry distinct # dialects , and clans within one… · tksst@fediscience.org · 4

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