Whale song's similarity to human speech astonishes scientists

Research suggests that humpback whale songs exhibit a similar structural pattern as human language, with frequent and infrequent "words" or elements following a Zipfian distribution. This distribution is also observed in human languages, where common words are used more frequently than less common ones. Furthermore, the structure of humpback whale songs has been found to share similarities with human language patterns, such as the way words are separated and the use of short, mundane "words" in frequent rotation. This statistical rule is universal across human languages, indicating a possible evolutionary or cognitive connection between humpback whale songs and human language.