Decoding Animal Languages: How AI is Unlocking Complex Communication Patterns in Bats, Bees and Beyond
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Researchers are using advanced sensors and AI to decode animal communication patterns, especially sounds, in an emerging field called digital bioacoustics.
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Scientists have learned that bats have complex communication abilities like signature calls, dialects, and a version of "motherese."
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Honeybees convey information through sound and body movements, which AI is helping decipher; one team made Robobee that can interact with bees.
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This research is questioning traditional ideas about a divide between human vs animal communication/language.
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The invention of digital bioacoustics to study animal audio is compared to the microscope's impact on visual science.