They found a plethora of sounds they’ve termed a “sperm whale phonetic alphabet,” raising the possibility that the mammals have their own language, just like humans. Researchers described ...

The researchers dubbed their catalog of sound combinations a “phonetic alphabet” for sperm whales, comparing variations in the whales’ click sequences to the production of different phonetic ...

To round out our phonetic journey, here are a few consonant sounds you won’t have to second-guess. One sound you can be certain of is ‘Z’ (as long as it isn’t combined into a digraph or trigraph).