Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Get to know Canopener, a young adult female from Unit U! One of the many sperm whales we have the privilege of working with in Dominica. You can learn more and meet more whales at projectceti.org/listen. Photo: Amanda Cotton 030
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A new study by CETI Scientists analyzed thousands of hunting attempts and found that sperm whales flexibly switch prey-capture tactics within a single dive — adapting their approach in real time based on how their hunt unfolds. Read the pre-print here: bit.ly/45cW2Lz 182
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Want a deeper dive into CETI’s research? You can discover moment-by-moment analysis of CETI’s recent groundbreaking insights into the birth of a sperm whale and more at projectceti.org/research 052
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 22/07/2026New finding: CETI scientists reveal underwater shipping noise is affecting the structure of sperm whale communication. Read the paper here: bit.ly/4fskWv8 By: Roee Diamant, David Gruber, Shane Gero, @begus.bsky.social Illustration: Alex Boersma @carleton.ca, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 0247
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Read the newly published op-ed “Listen to whales to improve connection, care & ocean health” by Sylvia Earle and CETI CEO and Founder David Gruber on @mongabay.com here: bit.ly/4vRRy8O Photo: Noah Throop/ Untamed Planet Films 0154
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Mission Blue’s Hope Spots are over 169 critical places in the ocean—vital to biodiversity, resilience, and life on Earth which are championed by local leaders and grounded in science.🌊 This World Ocean Month, discover the Hope Spots: listen.projectceti.org#learnWithUs 040
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Did you know every sperm whale’s fluke/tail is unique?🐳 This World Ocean Month, you can discover 20 of the most often encountered sperm whale families off the coast of Dominica in the latest CETI x The Dominica Sperm Whale Project Fluke Book at listen.projectceti.org#learnWithUs 032
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This World Ocean Day, we invite you to contribute to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲—capturing a different kind of history: not what humanity knew about whales, but what it longed to understand. Join us and record your audio message at listen.projectceti.org#deepArchive 🐳🎙️💙 051
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 02/06/2026CETI Scientists have developed a two-hydrophone system that can pinpoint sperm whales’ location from their click sequences while they dive deep. Learn about the system here: bit.ly/42Om2eQ By: Guy Gubnitsky and Roee Diamant 040
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Listen to the Whales campaign, created with the National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab, won the People’s Voice Webby Award for Video & Film, in the category Science & Education! We are honored and look forward to continuing to Listen to the Whales together💙🐳 projectceti.org/listen 040
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Did you know that the first known whale, Pakicetus, walked on land? Learn more and trace the echoes through time, charting humanity’s understanding of whales, starting 50 million years ago with Pakicetus at projectceti.org/listen Photo: @amnh.org/Carl Buell 030
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Major technological breakthrough: CETI’s autonomous underwater glider system is able to quietly follow sperm whales by listening to their voices, opening a new dimension for monitoring whales in their natural environment. Read in @natureportfolio.nature.com’s Scientific Reports here: bit.ly/3P4rwPs 1122
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Happy #WorldBookDay! We are inspired by and honored to be featured in Robert Macfarlane’s book, “Is a River Alive?” The book invites readers to reimagine our relationship with the more-than-human world. See more books that guide CETI’s work: bit.ly/4cC4hEa Photo: Arun Madisetti 032
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 15/04/2026CETI scientists led by CETI Linguistics Lead Gašper Beguš have revealed that not only do sperm whale vocalizations sound like human vowels, they also behave like them! Read: bit.ly/4dPrIfr By: @begus.bsky.social, Maksymilian Dąbkowski, Ronald Sprouse, David Gruber, Shane Gero 1308
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Exciting News! The Listen to the Whales campaign, created with the National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab, is nominated at The Webby Awards for best video & film, in the Science & Education category. Vote now through April 16th: bit.ly/48zzV3P 020
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Get to know Snow, a young female member of Unit A and more of the sperm whales we have the privilege of researching in Dominica at projectceti.org/listen, and subscribe to the Listen to the Whales newsletter for special updates on the whales! Photo: Amanda Cotton 041
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 03/04/2026We made it to the finals! ⭐️ Vote for Project CETI and the National Geographic Society’s Listen to the Whales at the @shortyawards.bsky.social! Voting ends April 8th so cast your vote now🐳: shortyawards.com/18th/listen-... 000
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Did you catch the baby sperm whale on the @colbertlateshow.bsky.social? Watch this segment and more: www.youtube.com/@ColbertLate... 030
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Explore moment-by-moment of the most in-depth documentation of any cetacean birth in the new CETI paper, “Description of a collaborative sperm whale birth and shifts in coda vocal styles during key events,” published in @natureportfolio.nature.com’s Scientific Reports: bit.ly/4bIVZKc 1106
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Female sperm whales support one another during the birthing journey—behavior that was long considered unique to humans and a few primates. Read now in @science.org: bit.ly/4bIKkeo 37729
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Our second year empowering the next generation to lead on climate, health and social justice in Dominica, in partnership with The Ashley Lashley Foundation’s Eco-Fit Youth Programme! Learn more: bit.ly/4abwp13 Photos: Marica Honychurch, One Off Productions Dominica 150
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Press play on a different world by tuning into audio selections with whale-listening instructions at projectceti.org/listen! Photo: Amanda Cotton 041
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Happy World Wildlife Day! A reminder today that we are all a part of one wild world, where every species is woven into the same web of life, and honoring our more-than-human kin is how we ensure we all thrive. Video: Zahrek Gonzalez-Peltier 022
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Thank you @insideclimatenews.org and @katiesurma.bsky.social for featuring He Whakaputanga Moana (The Whale Protection and Legal Personhood Declaration) and our alliance with Hinemoana Halo and @nyulaw.bsky.social’s MOTH Program to advance the implementation of the declaration. bit.ly/4ry4AWH 071
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Work with us in Dominica! CETI is hiring a Marine Field Engineer / Glider Pilot to assist in developing, operating and maintaining Project CETI’s Autonomous Glider Program. Learn more and apply here: ideali.st/FoChT 010
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Happy World Whale Day! Did you know that sperm whales are the loudest beings on Earth and they possess the largest brain of any being? Celebrate by listening to and learning about the gentle giants of the deep at projectceti.org/listen! Video: Kogia.org by Karim Iliya 081
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Meet Rap, a young female sperm whale from Unit R, and more of the sperm whales we have the privilege of researching in Dominica at projectceti.org/listen! Photo: Amanda Cotton 020
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 12/02/2026A whale hug to bring some love to your feed this week!🐳💙 Video: Zahrek Gonzalez-Peltier 0205
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Come listen with us - watch the full Listen to the Whales video on the National Geographic Society’s YouTube channel here: bit.ly/3LtKmxN 061
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 15/01/2026“The whole purpose of doing this is to bring the connection to nature closer.” - CETI’s Founder and Lead David Gruber talks all things CETI with host Alex Honnold on the Planet Visionaries podcast, in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, listen here: bit.ly/49JcIwa 110
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Today, together with The National Geographic Society, we launch Listen to the Whales — a global invitation to explore the rich communal lives of sperm whales and discover why deciphering their world matters. Take the plunge and immerse yourself in the journey: Projectceti.org/listen 033
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Are you ready to listen to whales? Soon, we dive. 👀🐳 Video: Amanda Cotton 160
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Thank you @discovermag.bsky.social and Avery Hurt for delving into CETI’s recent publication, “Vowel- and Diphthong-Like Spectral Patterns in Sperm Whale Codas,” by: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva & Shane Gero. Read the article here: bit.ly/3MKqR45 📷: Amanda Cotton 071
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Bioacoustics just got more accessible, as CETI Scientists led by CETI Robotics Team Member, Daniel Vogt, have published the first fully open-source digital bioacoustics sensor for studying marine animals! Explore here: bit.ly/4q4VIaa 🎨: PACT. Media 131
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 02/12/2025This Giving Tuesday, join us on our audacious interspecies understanding journey! Support our research by donating or by purchasing sustainable, limited-edition CETI collectables through our website here: bit.ly/4ikRWGO 120
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Introducing WhAM: An A.I model that transforms any audio into authentic-sounding sperm whale vocalizations! Learn more: bit.ly/48g0885 By: Orr Paradise, Pranav Muralikrishnan, Liangyuan Chen, Hugo Flores García, Bryan Pardo, Roee Diamant, David Gruber, Shane Gero and Shafi Goldwasser. 272
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Read how CETI Founder and Lead David Gruber believes technology can be a powerful tool in fostering connection between humanity and the more-than-human world, in his @nytimes.com op-ed here: bit.ly/482imd6 131
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 20/11/2025A new study shows that sperm whales don’t move randomly — they follow structured, socially influenced patterns that are also predictable. Read here: bit.ly/3JTnMh0 By: Yaly Mevorach, Alaa Maalouf, Guy Gubnitsky, Pernille Tønnesen, David Gruber, Daniela Rus, Dan Tchernov & Shane Gero. 121
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 12/11/2025CETI scientists have discovered vowel and diphthong-like patterns in sperm whale communication! Read: bit.ly/3WSn9rc By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva & Shane Gero. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, @umich.edu, @carleton.ca, @csail.mit.edu Animation: Meghan Fenske 32712
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 10/11/2025CETI Scientists developed a system which uses the pressure variations of whales’ dives to regenerate a vacuum in the suction cups on our bio-inspired whale digital bioacoustic sensors! By: Germain Meyer, Daniel Vogt, Xinyi Yang & Robert Wood from @harvardseas.bsky.social. Read:https://bit.ly/47TM9U5 010
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 05/11/2025We are honored to be featured in Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @elizkolbert.bsky.social’s new book! It is a collection of thought-provoking essays, including her piece on CETI and witnessing a sperm whale birth with our scientists in Dominica in 2023. Learn more: bit.ly/4qOY91N. 020
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Dive into our article written in partnership with MOTH (@nyulaw.bsky.social) now published in Ecology Law Quarterly (ELQ) here: bit.ly/4hnUfbz 🐋🐝🐘🦋Co-authored by: César Rodríguez Garavito, David Gruber, Ashley Otilia Nemeth and @begus.bsky.social. 📸:Amanda Cotton, 🎨: Alejandro Ospina. 062
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Thank you @cacmmag.bsky.social and @neilsavage.bsky.social for highlighting our work! Read the article here: bit.ly/42wEV6q Featuring our team: Shafi Goldwasser, Shane Gero, Jacob Andreas, Pratyusha Sharma, @begus.bsky.social and David Gruber. 021
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Thank you BBC World Service and Maria Margaronis for having our Founder and Lead David Gruber on The Documentary Podcast! Listen to the episode here: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p... 030
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Listen to Zahrek Gonzalez-Peltier, CETI Drone Pilot and David Gruber, CETI Founder & Lead, discuss on @reuters.com how we execute our “tap-and-go” drone based approach to whale tagging & explain advancements it brings to marine mammal research! 🎥:Thank you @reuters.com, watch here: bit.ly/4p498U1 030
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Thank you @sierramagazine.bsky.social and @kathrynhulick.substack.com for highlighting our work!🐋Read the quote from Daniela Rus (@csail.mit.edu), PI on CETI Machine Learning and Robotics Team and more in the piece “Could AI Help Humanity Understand Whales?” here: bit.ly/45tksRL 📸: Arun Madisetti 031
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Thank you @nytimes.com & @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social for diving into our “tap-and-go” drone based approach! & Thanks Jeremy Goldbogen @standforddoerr.bsky.social & Ari Friedlaender @ucscscience.bsky.social for sharing their thoughts! Read here: bit.ly/45uizEI 📸: Jaime Rojo. @harvardseas.bsky.social 010
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Available now!🐬🪸🦜🐋 Listen to experts explored at the fourth annual Decoding Communication in Nonhuman Species conference, which we co-hosted in July with the @ucberkelyofficial.bsky.social @simonsinstitute.bsky.social & Oceankind, here: bit.ly/41yYkDe 030
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Dive into our new paper by: Daniel Vogt & Robert Wood from @harvardseas.bsky.social; Stefano Pagani; CETI Drone Pilot Zahrek Gonzalez-Peltier; CETI Biology Lead Shane Gero & CETI Founder and Lead David Gruber; here: bit.ly/4oxVati 🎥: Jaime Rojo, Ganesh Marin, Thor Morales & National Geographic. 051
Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 07/08/2025🥳Join us to congratulate Antonio, Chelsea, Gordon, Phoenix & T’Keyah, the 2024/2025 cohort of Dominica Marine Conservation Fellows on completing the 10-month multi-module program developed by CETI x The National Geographic Society! Find out more: bit.ly/4kL6v6d. 🎥: One Off Productions 000