🌊🐋 A haunting, beautiful discovery: the oldest known whale song recordings (from 1952!) have been uncovered, revealing early humpback communication that could unlock new ocean mysteries.
A gentle reminder of how much wonder still hides in the deep — and how listening deeply connects us to life on Earth.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/ocean-whale-song-recordings-oldest-867e200d248f5d55453797d8b8dcf935

Researchers say the discovery of the oldest known recordings of whale sounds could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate. The recording captured the song of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water. Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts, say it was recorded in March 1949 in Bermuda. The recording predates the discovery of whale song by nearly 20 years. Scientists say the recording is important because it documents whale song during a time when the ocean was quieter.
Oldest-known #whaleSong recording provides new insight into #ocean #sounds
Recording of #humpback #whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-ocean-sounds
#science #ecology #soundscapeEcology #marineBiology #historyOfScience
Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’
"The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct and complex songs throughout the months-long polar night"
#Whales #BowheadWhales #WhaleSong #ArcticWildlife https://grrlscientist.medium.com/bowhead-whales-are-the-songbirds-of-the-arctic-sea-8f9178620fa8
Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’
"The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct and complex songs throughout the months-long polar night"
#Whales #BowheadWhales #WhaleSong #ArcticWildlife https://grrlscientist.medium.com/bowhead-whales-are-the-songbirds-of-the-arctic-sea-8f9178620fa8
Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’
"The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct and complex songs throughout the months-long polar night"
#Whales #BowheadWhales #WhaleSong #ArcticWildlife https://grrlscientist.medium.com/bowhead-whales-are-the-songbirds-of-the-arctic-sea-8f9178620fa8
Bowhead Whales are the ‘Songbirds of the Arctic Sea’
"The Critically Endangered bowhead whale is unusual amongst mammals because they, like songbirds, sing a diverse repertoire of many distinct and complex songs throughout the months-long polar night"
#Whales #BowheadWhales #WhaleSong #ArcticWildlife https://grrlscientist.medium.com/bowhead-whales-are-the-songbirds-of-the-arctic-sea-8f9178620fa8