ABC News: Scientists Discover How Whales Can Sing and How Shipping Noise Disrupts Communication
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Scientists discover how whales can sing under water and how shipping noise can disrupt communication
Published on ABC News: February 21, 2024
A discovery on how baleen whales are able to sing under water is giving scientists a better understanding on how noise pollution from shipping activity can alter marine mammal's ability to communicate -- and therefore thrive as a species.
When the ancient ancestors of whales returned to the ocean from land, they developed major adaptations to make vocal communication feasible under water, according to a study published in Nature on Wednesday.
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