WHITE WHALE spent 4 years trying to tell us something, then stopped
Startled diver ‘given orders in English,’ say boffins
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/23/whale_speaks_english/
I have always felt that whales and dolphins are (at least) as smart as us and wanted to be able to fund some serious efforts to communicate with them. However, based on the above report, it seems it might be better to teach them to talk to us instead!
I am reminded of the novel The Mote in God’s Eye where human linguists quickly realize that they will never have more than a very basic comprehension of the alien’s language, but that the aliens could learn our language with rather frightening speed.
