Humpback Whales Sing Their Tunes

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Recordings of humpback whale songs during the 2006 breeding season revealed the populations on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean sing different tunes. The sound clips are from a population off Madagascar and one off Western Australia.

Credit: Madagascar sound clips: Anita Murray Western Australia clips: Robert McCauley and Shannon McKay