Some Southern Indian Ocean Humpback Whales Sing A Different Tune

February 2, 2012



Researchers from WCS, Columbia University, and others find an unusual divide in song themes sung by whales in Madagascar and western Australia
A recently published study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and others reveals that humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes, unusual since humpbacks in the same ocean basin usually all sing very similar songs.
The results of the study—conducted

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