Whale Songs’ Changing Pitch may be Response to Population, Climate Changes

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Whale Songs’ Changing Pitch may be Response to Population, Climate Changes

  [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ASHINGTON— Blue whales around the world are singing a little flat, and scientists may now have more clues as to the reason why. A new study finds there’s a seasonal variation in the whales’ pitch correlated with breaking sea ice in the southern Indian Ocean. The new research also extends the mysterious long-term falling pitch to […]

Bowhead Whales, the ‘Jazz Musicians’ of the Arctic, Sing Many Different Songs

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Bowhead Whales, the ‘Jazz Musicians’ of the Arctic, Sing Many Different Songs

Spring is the time of year when birds are singing throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Far to the north, beneath the ice, another lesser-known concert season in the natural world is just coming to an end. A University of Washington study has published the largest set of recordings for bowhead whales, to discover that these marine […]