Musical Whales

To attract a mate, bowhead whales have developed very sophisticated songs. They produce two different sounds that then get mixed together. They also change their songs from year to year, never repeating songs from past years. Talk about a whale of a love song!

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Peter T. Madsen, Department of Biological Sciences, Aarhus University

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729074523.htm

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