What goes “wop, thwop, grumble and squeak”? Humpback whales, of course. You knew that.
Now the White Lab Coat guys have figured out what all that racket is about. Sort of. Take a wop for example. What to most of us is the sound of an open palm going up against our head, to a whale it means something entirely different. “The wop was probably one of the most common sounds I heard, probably signifying a mum calf contact call,” said Queensland researcher Rebecca Dunlop.
As you might’ve predicted, a purring sound tends to be the preferred vocalization for males looking to score with the pods available ladies. And the list goes on.
Stay tuned, CDs are certainly forthcoming!
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