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Why Whales Sing

Why Whales Sing

Mercado reconceives whale songs as a sophisticated sonar system, revealing incredible insights into these creatures' intelligence and behavior. With breathtaking complexity and haunting beauty, the songs of whales have long fascinated scientists. Whales are the only mammals that can sing continuously for ten hours or more, changing the unique songs they sing every year. In Why Whales Sing, bioacoustician and cognitive scientist Eduardo Mercado transforms our understanding of these enigmatic sounds and proposes a groundbreaking theory that challenges decades of established science.

Author(s)

Mercado III, Eduardo

Book Publisher

Johns Hopkins University Press

Publisher Location

Baltimore

Published Year

2025