News Headline
Scientists Eavesdrop on New Population of Blue Whales Singing in the Indian Ocean
Source
Smithsonian
Publication Date
2020-12-30
Scientists have identified a previously unknown blue whale song, suggesting that a distinct population had long gone undetected. Back in 2017, researchers were recording the chatter of Omura’s whales off the coast of Madagascar when they picked up the powerful song of another species: the blue whale, the largest animal to ever live on the planet and one of the loudest.