Sperm whales' click-based communication system has patterns that echo how human languages use vowels, according to a new study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological ...

Sperm whales probably aren't at the top of the list of animals that most people would liken to humans. Nonetheless, a new study of the massive species indicates that they may be using vowel sounds in ...

Baboons produce vocalizations comparable to vowels. This has been demonstrated using acoustic analyses of vocalizations coupled with an anatomical study of the tongue muscles and the modeling of the ...

You may have come across slender or broad vowels. I and E are slender vowels and A,O, and U are the broad vowels. Select the highlighted sounds, words and phrases to hear them. Different vowels affect ...