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“We believe we're seeing, in other animals, a process, or an attribute, that isn't fundamentally different from what we see in humans, so it seems to us to be spurious to call them different things. Now there are aspects of human culture that we don't find in animals, and that's really interesting, but there are also probably aspects of animal cultures that we don't find in humans, and that's really interesting.”

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Hal Whitehead
Hal Whitehead

Hal Whitehead is a renowned marine biologist, born on July 29, 1952. His research focuses on the behavior of whales, particularly the social structures and migration patterns of humpback whales. Professor Whitehead's work is significant in understanding the social behavior and ecology of whales. more

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