First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. The elusive vocals of a potential namesake of Elvis, the King of Rock, may help marine experts understand how certain sea creatures communicate with each other. The recording of the haunting sounds – those of an orca, or killer whale – was recently captured along the False Bay coast. A shrill squeal with an overlapping squeak towards the end. Followed by a more emphatic squeal and another overlapping squeak. These sounds, documented in the sea off Fish Hoek in Cape Town on 26 January, mark a first for South Africa – the first t...