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Scientists have had a "chat" with a humpback whale. The scientists are from three different organizations. The whale is named Twain. They spoke to her in "humpback language" for 20 minutes. The scientists sent a "contact call" into the ocean. Twain heard the call. She then swam to the research boat and "chatted". A researcher said it was the first ever chat between humans and humpback whales.
The chat with Twain was like lots of greetings. Whales use contact calls so other whales know where they are. The scientists made 36 calls in 20 minutes. Twain answered each call by calling back at the same intervals. A scientist said her research could make it easier to talk to aliens. She said: "We can better understand what an alien intelligence might be like because they are not going to be exactly like ours."
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