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Why Do Whales Sing?

2020/11/6
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The podcast introduces the topic of whale communication, focusing on how these aquatic mammals use sounds like singing, whistles, and echolocation clicks to communicate.

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In our most recent episode, we answered questions about  really big animals: whales!

We covered a lot when it comes to these huge aquatic mammals but there was one big topic we didn't get to: and that's how whales communicate.  We'll learn more about the sounds whales make: singing, whistles, and echolocation clicks with Amy Van Cise, a biologist at NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington.

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