Aussie scientists analyzing the audio recordings of humpback whales claim they have begun to decode their mysterious communication system. Among other things they have identified male pickup lines and motherly warnings.

Squeaks, pops, womps and gurgles are part of the vast whale repertoire recorded by scientists from the University of Queensland working on the Humpback Whale Acoustic Research Collaboration project.

Recording whale sounds over a three-year period, scientists have deciphered at least 34 different types of whale calls.

Link to the Sydney Daily Telegraph for the story.

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