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A team of scientists led by the University of Southern Denmark has uncovered the mechanism behind the complex vocalizations of baleen whales
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A team of scientists led by the University of Southern Denmark has uncovered the mechanism behind the complex vocalizations of baleen whales
<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>
An analysis of the animal’s larynx reveals how they adapted to communicate underwater and their physical limits producing sound
Baleen whales comprise 14 species including blue, humpback, right, minke, and gray whales
Humpbacks and other baleen whales have evolved a specialised "voice box" that enables them to sing underwater.