Young women are criticized for this vocal tic - but it helps whales survive

A sperm whale in the Caribbean Sea.(Reinhard Dirscherl/Getty Images)Kim Kardashian does it.So does Scarlett Johansson and Katy Perry.And it turns out many whales also use "vocal fry," the deep, gravelly vocal register these celebrities and a growing number of young American women have taken up.

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