He is learning to Speak to Sperm Whales (w/ David Gruber, marine biologist, President & founder of Project CETI)

What does it look like when a sperm whale is born? 🐋 Terra Mater sat down with David Gruber, marine biologist, President & founder of Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative), to talk about one of the most extraordinary moments ever caught on camera: the first-ever filmed sperm whale birth. In this episode of Not a Biologist, host Alex and David break down the incredible footage frame by frame: the mother (named Rounder) is helped by her family holding up the newborn whale, pilot whales arriving as unexpected witnesses, and one subadult male named Alan who showed up and did... not very much. But this episode goes far beyond the birth itself. David explains what Project CETI has learned after six years of building the world's largest non-human communication database, millions of sperm whale vocalisations, codas and clicks, and what their groundbreaking AI-powered research is revealing about sperm whale language, culture and society. Support Project CETI: https://www.projectceti.org/ And follow their Socials: https://www.instagram.com/projectceti https://www.linkedin.com/company/projectceti https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uhfmjlgc5pzfg5e3k2skopz5 http://www.x.com/projectceti🎙️ Not a Biologist is a Terra Mater Studios podcast where host Alex sits down with scientists and experts to break down the most fascinating wildlife behaviour on the planet using footage straight from our nature documentaries.