A team of scientists from the SETI Institute, University of California Davis and the Alaska Whale Foundation, had a close encounter with a non-human (aquatic) intelligence. The Whale-SETI team has been studying humpback whale communication systems in an effort to develop intelligence filters for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Wait, so they ‘practice’ talking to non-humans on earth so they can later talk to aliens? Talking to the non-humans who share this planet with us is way more important than getting prepared for some alien encounter.
It’s beautiful thought that we are finally trying to communicate, at least.
I’m reminded of this far side panel from long ago.