NOAA Ocean Explorer: Blue Whale Audio

The calls of the blue whale are perhaps the best known to date. They generally consist of two parts, A and B. The A call is a series of pulses (on the order of 1.5 pulses/sec), while the B call is a long moan.

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Related Links

Lewis and Clark Legacy: Hydroacoustics

Submarine Ring of Fire 2003: Hydroacoustics

Sound in the Sea Gallery

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