It has been found by researchers from the Canadian Dalhousie University that sperm whales develop their ‘click language’ from their family and close circle just like humans. The study has been published in the journal Nature.

An 18-year-long study found that sperm whales in the Galapagos Islands communicate with each other in their own different version of the click language.

According to Mauricio Cantor, a biologist at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, “Animal culture is a highly-debated topic among experts. Our findings provide evidence that key features of human culture — which we think makes us so different from everything else in nature — might be at play in populations of other animals".

Cantor said the different codas were just like slang; however, they were in various accents. There is no idea regarding the information these sounds pass between each other, but it is clear that they are different, added Cantor. It is said that groups of females and calves stay with each other for several years and communicate by making use of a pattern of clicks what are called codas. Because of this, mothers, aunts, grandmas and friends spend time communicating for their whole lives.

There is something unique about the sperm whales; these creatures have the largest grey matter and nose. They go to the deepest points underwater and are also having the most efficient sonar in nature. Also, they are the most communicative whales and make use of different interactive codes in order to connect with other sperm whales.