arbitrary arrest of opposition leaders and activists in their report, and they have, of course, expressed concerns over the last few years in a clamp down of opposition voices in bangladesh. researchers say they ve discovered that sperm whales live in human like clans, with distinctive cultures, and even dialects. the scientists used underwater microphones and drones, to examine the sounds and behaviour of the animals. jon donnison, has that story. low-pitched clicking. the clicks and clacks of a sperm whale. and, as you might expect from the creature with the biggest brain on the planet, their chitchat has more to it than meets the ear. this latest research, published in the royal society open science journal, found there are at least seven separate clans of sperm whales in the pacific ocean, each with its own distinct culture and vocal dialect. while the sperm whales sound very simple, their patterns of clicks is a bit like morse code. the two clans we discovered
that, for weeks on end, they see no sunlight at all. until now, this spectaular sunrise was the first they ve seen in 30 days. the people there have held a sunrise festival to celebrate. researchers say they ve discovered that sperm whales live in human like clans, with distinctive cultures, and even dialects. the scientists used underwater microphones and drones to examine the sounds and behaviour of the animals. jon donnison has that story. low-pitched clicking. the clicks and clacks of a sperm whale. and, as you might expect from the creature with the biggest brain on the planet, their chitchat has more to it than meets the ear. this latest research, published in the royal society 0pen science journal, found there are at least seven separate clans of sperm whales in the pacific ocean,
low-pitched clicking the clicks and clacks of a sperm whale. and, as you might expect from the creature with the biggest brain on the planet, their chitchat has more to it than meets the ear. this latest research, published in the royal society 0pen science journal, found there are at least seven separate clans of sperm whales in the pacific ocean, each with its own distinct culture and vocal dialect. while the sperm whales sound very simple, their patterns of clicks is a bit like morse code. the two clans we discovered this on, one sounds click click click click and the other sounds click click click. . . click. the study also showed the whales use their distinct dialects to communicate and make democratic consensual decisions about where to go. one example saw them take an hour and a half to decide whether or not to make a 90 degree turn,
each with its own distinct culture and vocal dialect. while the sperm whales sound very simple, their patterns of clicks is a bit like morse code. the two clans we discovered this on, one sounds click click click click and the other sounds click click click. . . click. the study also showed the whales use their distinct dialects to communicate and make democratic consensual decisions about where to go. one example saw them take an hour and a half to decide whether or not to make a 90 degree turn, and what the researchers called a slow and messy process. jon donnison, bbc news. an austrian heiress is setting up a group of citizens to decide how to give away much of herfortune. marlene engelhorn has sent out invitations to 10,000 members of the public. 50 will be chosen to
hundreds of post office workers wrongly convicted of theft. identity crisis, as the presidential election approaches in taiwan, some are asking about the island s past and future. mystery beneath the waves, scientists discover new details about the life and family habits of sperm whales. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s news day. thank you for being with us. we start in ecuador, where soldiers are deployed to the city streets, as the president declares war on armed gangs running out of control. the unrest began on sunday