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Project CETI is a nonprofit organization applying machine learning and robotics to listen to and translate the communication of whales in Dominica. #ProjectCETI linktr.ee/ProjectCETI

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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Could a whale really swallow a human? CETI’s Field Biology Lead Shane Gero dives in with @popsci.com to discuss the forthcoming movie “Whalefall.” bit.ly/4xnYZoa
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Could a whale really swallow a human? We asked a biologist.
The new thriller ‘Whalefall’ depicts a diver trapped inside of a sperm whale.
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Did you catch our feature on @theguardian.com’s Science Weekly Podcast last week? Listen to the episode here: bit.ly/4iSrsif
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Could humans ever communicate with whales?
Podcast Episode · Science Weekly · September 1 · 17m
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How close are we to talking to animals? Listen to CETI CEO & Founder David Gruber on @iflscience.com’s The Big Questions Podcast. bit.ly/3UAV7T3
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How Close Are We To Talking To Animals? | IFLScience The Big Questions
If we learned the language of another species, could we one day talk to aliens?
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Get 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
By: Lorenzo Zaffina, @c0rrad0.bsky.social, @poetz.bsky.social, @maximelca.bsky.social, Henriques João Machado Borges, Raj Deshpande, Pernille Tønnesen, David Gruber, Shane Gero, @andreasantoro.bsky.social, @lordgrilo.bsky.social. @nplab.bsky.social, @uclouvain.bsky.social, @carleton.ca, @isi.it.
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Want 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Sperm whales seem to change their calls when ships are near, highlighting the implications of underwater noise pollution. Read in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social: bit.ly/4i1muiJ
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Sperm Whales Seem to Change Their Calls When Ships Are Near, Highlighting the Implications of Underwater Noise Pollution
Several of the huge cetaceans living in the eastern Caribbean Sea shortened the intervals between their clicks and used one click pattern more than another when vessels were around, according to a new...
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
When ships are nearby, sperm whales change their calls. Read in National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...
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When ships are nearby, sperm whales change their calls
In the presence of noise from ships, sperm whales change how they communicate, scientists find.
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Read 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Mission 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Did 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This 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 🐳🎙️💙
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
CETI 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Did 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“[The glider] is another way of having a delicate, not passive object recording, and listening, and peering into their world.” - CETI CEO and Founder David Gruber Learn more in The Robot Report: bit.ly/49cebv9
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Project CETI deploys autonomous underwater gliders to better observe sperm whales - The Robot Report
Project CETI has deployed a new underwater glider that can monitor whales for longer than the organization's previous methods.
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
“We significantly extend ‘backseat driver’ capabilities...this allows fully autonomous control by the glider for tracking whales—a first for underwater gliders, like the Waymo of the underwater world.” -CETI Underwater Acoustics Lead Roee Diamant Read in @popsci.com: bit.ly/4u9KZgo
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The ‘Waymo of the sea’ tracks sperm whale conversations
The first AI-enabled underwater glider could track the whales for months at a time without bothering them
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Interspecies Internet @interspecies-io.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
⭐️ @projectceti.bsky.social: New Paper! “The phonology of sperm whale coda vowels” shows whales produce vowel-like sounds organized in patterns, akin to human phonology.  Learn more here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2994
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
By: Roee Diamant, Yeshayahu Pewzner, Guy Gubnitsky, David Gruber, Dan Tchernov, Laurent Beguery and Jeremy Sitbon. Animation: Adrien Gentils
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Major 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Great to see our research featured!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Happy #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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Thank you for featuring our latest discovery into sperm whale communication!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Thank you for sharing our research!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
We’re one step closer to understanding the sperm whale ‘alphabet’. Read in National Geographic by Richard Kemeny: bit.ly/48D0uoR Research by CETI Scientists: @begus.bsky.social, Maksymilian Dąbkowski, Ronald Sprouse, David Gruber, Shane Gero
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We’re one step closer to understanding the sperm whale ‘alphabet’
Scientists are learning that sperm whales communicate in ways that may mirror human language.
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Thank you @theguardian.com and @olliemilman.bsky.social for this piece featuring our latest paper, “The phonology of sperm whale coda vowels.” By: @begus.bsky.social, Maksymilian Dąbkowski, Ronald Sprouse, David Gruber, Shane Gero bit.ly/4dKeGjn
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Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds
Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, @carleton.ca, @baruch.cuny.edu Animation: Meghan Fenske
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
CETI 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Exciting 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Get 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
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
We 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-...
Vote for Project CETI’s Listen to the Whales at the Shorty Awards!
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Did you catch the baby sperm whale on the @colbertlateshow.bsky.social? Watch this segment and more: www.youtube.com/@ColbertLate...
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Read more about Unit A in National Geographic! 🟨🐳 www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Scientists recorded a sperm whale birth up close for the first time. They discovered something extraordinary.
The marine mammals act like midwives, supporting mothers and their calves through delivery.
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Thank you for covering our research!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Thank you @apnews.com and @adithi-r1.bsky.social!
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Thank you Dominica News Online!🇩🇲🐳💙 dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepag...
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Dominica plays a pivotal role in scientific study documenting rare sperm whale birth - Dominica News Online
The Dominica and New York-based organization Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) has released two groundbreaking scientific papers that together offer the most comprehensive documentation o...
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Thank you @elizkolbert.bsky.social and @newyorker.com!
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Thank you @nytimes.com and @catrineinhorn.bsky.social for featuring our research!🐳 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/c...
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Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Thank you for featuring our research🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Thank you for featuring our research!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Thank you for featuring our work!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Thank you for featuring our research!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Thank you for featuring our research!🐳💙
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Thank you for featuring our discoveries!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Thank you for featuring our research!🐳
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Please find the complete list of CETI authors in the paper. Photo: A sperm whale family swims together as part of a culturally distinct clan. Dominica, Caribbean Sea. Photo by Brian J. Skerry/National Geographic.
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Project CETI @projectceti.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Explore 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
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