What the science of baby-speak can tell us about whale songs
Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...
Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
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Whale Songs Aren’t Just Noise – They Have Surprising Similarities to Human Speech ...
A study finds that whale songs are similar to human speech patterns after breaking down the sound lengths and frequencies ...
PBS3 天
Pack-Ice Killer Whale Sounds — on Film
Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures ... Typically, kilowatts are quiet when they're searching for prey because sound travels incredibly well in water. And so they could alert ...
来自MSN11 个月
Scientists unlock mystery of whale song. Here’s what makes these magical sounds possible
In all three, they found that sound is produced by aerodynamic vibrations in specific parts of the voice box of baleen whales that are not present in toothed whales. These special structures ...
SBS11 个月
How do whales sing? A new study is finding out
It's not exactly karaoke. These whale songs have been a source of fascination for decades. Professor Coen Elemans from the University of Southern Denmark is among a group of scientists who have ...