Carpenter fish
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carpenter-fish-287-6917140
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Carpenter fish
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"Carpenter fish" is a term that was used by US Navy sonar operators in the late 20th century to describe sperm whales, referring to the evocative, hammer-like patterns of "clicks" used to communicate and echolocate. As early as 1965, marine biologist and bioacoustics researcher William N. Tavolga referred to the fact that sperm whales clicks had been often called "'carpenter' sounds." A later naval technical report in 1980 notes that "sperm whale click trains are called "'carpenter fish' sounds
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_fish
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2023-03-18T23:23:01Z
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