Whale songs have been studied since the late 1950s and early 1960s, providing valuable insights into whale communication. Because of Dr. Roger Payne's work in this realm, the "Save the Whale" movement ...
Other scientists even tried “talking” to whales — played recordings of their own songs back to them. The whales responded!
In Why Whales Sing, cognitive scientist Dr. Eduardo Mercado III challenges decades of scientific research into the purpose behind humpback whale song, in which the prevailing view is that it is a ...