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Why Do Whales Sing?
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)
Listen to a humpback whale pod communicate via underwater “songs”
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Listen to a humpback whale pod communicate via underwater “songs”
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) recorded at sea.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How whales and dolphins use the sounds they make
John Rafferty, associate editor of Earth sciences of Encyclopædia Britannica,...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
The songs of humpback whales, used primarily for courtship and social bonding, are...
Al Giddings/Images Unlimited
Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)
Echolocation, a form of biological sonar, enables sperm whales to navigate and hunt...
© Shane Gross/Shutterstock.com

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Humpback whale song
The call of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) recorded in the waters...
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