Human noise in ocean silencing whales trying to talk to each other
The whales’ voices are masked and they are unable to communicate with each other.
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The whales’ voices are masked and they are unable to communicate with each other.
The distinctive melodies of baleen whales are produced by pushing air against a fatty cushion on one side of the larynx, and a sac lets them recycle air back into the lungs
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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.
The creatures cannot escape the noise humans make in the oceans, and better regulation is needed, researchers warn.