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The giant marine mammals have specialised voice boxes that other animals don’t have, which could be the key to the long-time mystery.

Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that ha...

Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean. But how they do that has been a mystery. A new study says whales have a specialized voice box

LONDON (AP) — Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery. Scientists now think they have an idea, and it’s something not seen in other animals: a specialized voice box. Experts say the discovery, while based on a study that is too […]

Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean.

Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean.

Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean

Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery. Scientists now think they have an idea, and it's something not seen in other animals: a specialized voice box. In a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature, Coen Elemans of the University of Southern Denmark and colleagues studied the voice boxes, or larynxes, from three dead, stranded whales — a humpback, minke and sei, which are all types of baleen ...

Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean. But how they do that has been a mystery. A newly published study says whales have a specialized voice box that isnt seen in other …