Scientists discover secret to how baleen whales sing under water
The creatures cannot escape the noise humans make in the oceans, and better regulation is needed, researchers warn.
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The creatures cannot escape the noise humans make in the oceans, and better regulation is needed, researchers warn.
Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean.
The creatures cannot escape the noise humans make in the oceans, and better regulation is needed, researchers warn.
<p>The iconic baleen whales, such as the blue, gray and humpback whale, depend on sound for communication in the vast marine environment where they live. Now researchers have for the first time found that baleen whales evolved novel structures in their larynx to make their vast array of underwater songs.</p>
The creatures cannot escape the noise humans make in the oceans, and better regulation is needed, researchers warn.