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Scientists say they have a "conversation" with a whale. They also say the chat could them to one day talk to aliens. The scientists are from the University of California, the Alaska Whale Foundation, and SETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence). The three organizations up and to a humpback whale Twain. They spoke to her in "humpback language" for 20 minutes. Their conversation place after the scientists a "contact call" into the ocean off the coast of Alaska. Twain the call and . She swam to the research boat and chatted. SETI said it the first ever communication between humans and humpback whales.

The scientists say their conversation with Twain not a deep one. Professor Brenda McCowan said it was more like a series of greetings. Whales contact calls to other whales know where they are. The scientists the same call 36 times over a 20-minute period. Each time, Twain responded by calling back. She even the intervals between each call the researchers made. Professor McCowan the Business Insider website that her research could make it easier to talk to aliens. She said: "There are diverse intelligences on this planet. By them, we can better what an alien intelligence might like because they are not going to exactly like ours."