Songs of the Humpback Whale: How one record helped save the whales

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American Public Media

Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

We have a real whale of a story for you this week! It’s a FIN-tastic classic. Joy and cohost Mina meet up with Hugh the humpback whale to hear the story of Marie Fish, a real-life biologist who used underwater microphones to show the world that life under the sea is full of sounds. Then, they’ll hear how scientist Roger Payne changed the course of history for whales by releasing a record of their songs. Don’t forget a splashy new First Things First!

A huge thank you to Science Friday’s podcast “Undiscovered” for sharing a recording of their interview with Roger Payne. This episode also includes recordings from Whale.org, Ocean Alliance and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Library.

Want to learn more about how and why whales make songs and clicks?Check out Brains On episode about whale communication here.

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0:52.6	Joy, it's so nice of you to give me my first job as a sandwich maker.
0:57.0	But why did you decide to set up your shop underwater?
1:00.0	Oh, hey, Mina. I'm so happy to have your help.
1:03.0	I'm expecting huge crowds for the grand opening of Hold the Mayo, Joy's sub-sub-sub shop.
1:10.0	It's a submarine sandwich shop that does not allow mayonnaise on anything,
1:14.8	and it's the first of its kind.
1:16.7	Do you mean the first not to give its customers the option of the popular condiment mayonnaise?
1:21.9	Yes, but that's not all.
1:24.2	It's also the first submarine shop housed in an actual submarine under the ocean.
1:30.7	Yeah, about that. Um, is there a lot of interest in underwater sandwiches?
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