Why Do Whales Sing?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In our most recent episode, we answered questions about really big animals: whales!

We covered a lot when it comes to these huge aquatic mammals but there was one big topic we didn't get to: and that's how whales communicate. We'll learn more about the sounds whales make: singing, whistles, and echolocation clicks with Amy Van Cise, a biologist at NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington.

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0:58.4	This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids. I'm Jane Lenton. If you've been listening
1:11.0	to But Why for a while, you already know how things work. But if you're new to our
1:15.1	show, let me fill you in. Melody Bodette and I make this show at Vermont Public Radio.
1:21.1	But you're the ones who determine what topics we tackle. Kids all over the world send
1:26.8	us questions. This week we've heard from kids in the United States, Rwanda, the Philippines,
1:33.1	Canada, Australia. And that's just a few of them. We take your questions and we see if
1:38.9	we can answer them. And we find other people, usually adults, but not always, who have
1:44.2	a lot of knowledge or expertise to help answer your questions. We'll tackle anything you
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1:55.9	how to send your own question if you're interested.
1:59.3	In our most recent episode before this one, we answered questions about a really big topic.
2:05.7	Well, I guess they were more regular-sized questions about really big animals. Whales!
2:15.0	That drumming sound is actually a gray whale. We covered a lot when it comes to these huge
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