Even Predators Can’t Hear This Species of Whales Singing to One Another

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Whales are known for their songs. However, experts say some of those that still have natural predators will often sing extremely low notes to remain stealthy.

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00:00Whales are some of the largest and most majestic creatures on the planet.

00:09However, that doesn't mean they're at the top of the food chain.

00:12Some species of baleen whale are actually prey to orcas or killer whales.

00:16Baleen whales are marked by the whalebone sieves in their mouths.

00:19Their filter feeding system which allows them to eat large amounts of krill.

00:22Those whales are also known for their whale songs.

00:25But now experts say some species will often sing extremely low notes.

00:29To remain stealthy against their orca predators.

00:36Experts say these songs resonate through the depths at frequencies below 100 hertz.

00:40So low in fact the orca's ears cannot even pick them up.

00:43According to the researchers, this family of whales is broken up into two groups.

00:48Fight and flight varieties.

00:49They say that the ones that often fight back have more maneuverability and calve closer to land.

00:54And those groups tend to have higher frequency calls.

00:59Meaning those that are known to be preyed upon more by orcas.

01:04Have likely developed their stealthy songs as a defense mechanism.

01:07With the marine experts adding that the whales of the flight species.

01:10Sing in a way that maximizes the number of females that hear them.

01:13While minimizing how many predators hear the same song.

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01:27Are being sampai to date again.

01:27While making this for example.

01:30They say that the whales of the krill has out where they are able to hear them.

01:33And you can save their peuvent away some dreams of howLaughs can do as a person.

01:33It says things may that traffic weather stabilizes and causer.

01:36That feel bad.

01:36And when they study their mission that temperature doesn't occur.

01:38And that they say that the whales of the sea.

01:41Now let's listen to the whales of the Lambda Siuling.

01:46Whether they have some seas.

01:46Because all they look like.

01:48And they say that it is the boat for access.

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