Penguins caught whispering under water: what their secret calls might mean
I’ve always loved the idea that animals have entire conversations we can’t quite hear, like eavesdropping on a party through the wall but only catching laughter or a sudden gasp. Turns out, scientists recently confirmed that penguins, yes, those wobbly tuxedo birds we usually see sliding on ice, are carrying on with their own chatter while diving for food. And not just random noise either. Calls. Repeated. Purposeful. Almost like an underwater group text with terrible reception.
The research wasn’t a quick one-off. It spanned two full years, equivalent of two breeding seasons, focusing on Gentoo penguins in Antarctic waters …
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