🐳 The dwarf minke whale emits the so called "Star Wars" vocalization, a complex, stereotyped call often described as "almost synthetic, metallic, or mechanical." ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Video Credit: Julia Sumerling @seajewlz ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ #Whales #DwarfMinkeWhale #SeaLife #MarineLife #Ocean #Alaska | Grays Harbor Historical Seaport

Scientists have observed that blue whale songs have dropped by nearly 40%, a troubling shift in one of the ocean’s most iconic sounds. For the largest animals on Earth, vocalization isn’t random—it’s closely tied to feeding success and overall energy levels. When krill—their primary food source—is abundant, blue whales sing more frequently and for longer periods. But when food becomes scarce, they conserve energy, and their songs grow quieter. The recent decline in vocalizations suggests whales

Volume on! Sound travels farther underwater and whale songs can cross an ocean. Stream "Soul of the Ocean" here: https://to.pbs.org/3JfILrZ [VID: Compilation footage of humpback whales singing in the ocean] | Nature | PBS

#VIDEO 🐳🇨🇴 ¿Cómo son los cantos de las ballenas? ¿Por qué cantan las ballenas? Durante el 2019, un grupo de científicas colombianas grabó más de 40 horas de sonidos de ballenas jorobadas que llegan a reproducirse al Pacífico Colombiano: Bahía Solano en el norte, Bahía Málaga en el medio y Tumaco en el sur. El objetivo era identificar cómo es el canto de esa población y si existen diferencias en la manera de cantar de cada individuo. Lo que encontraron es sorprendente. Los hallazgos aquí. http