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According to an article on CNN male humpback whales change their songs over time. Researchers in Australia had known that male humpbacks sing as part of courtship and mating behaviors. Now they think the whales may be mixing up their playlist to show off.
“We believe the song is continually changing because the males wish to be novel or slightly different to the male singing next to them," Ellen Garland, a doctoral student at the University of Queensland, said. Other times, the whales may be picking up a tune they've heard before, sort of a sub-Pacific top 40.“The way whales change their song can be compared to how humans follow fashion trends – someone starts a new trend, and before you know it, everyone starts wearing the same thing," Garland said. The whale tunes move eastward across the Pacific, starting off in Australia and spreading to French Polynesia, according to the study. “I noticed that the songs moved quite rapidly through the six populations, usually taking two years to spread all the way across the region,” Garland said.
The whales were studied over an 11-year period. The full study is published in the journal Current Biology.
11 years ago our pilot season ended when our Whalesong boat washed ashore during a storm. Today Trisha, Wendy and Pua Mahoe are representing us for tenth year at the Celebration of the Arts festival at the Ritz Carlton Maui. Radha and David are in New York City promoting our beloved project. Whalesong Germany is solid. I'm in Thailand listening to the beautiful live whalesongs. Thanks to all of you who make it happen! Happy Easter!
“E na aumakua” ... A Call To All Things Natural
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua will convene Hawaii’s most reputable artisans, educators, cultural practitioners, speakers and entertainers, April 22nd & 23rd, 2011 during the 19th Annual Celebration of the Arts. “E na aumakua is this year’s focus, which embraces calling out to our ancestors and all things natural” states Clifford Nae‘ole, Cultural Advisor and Event Chair of the prestigious event.
What a headline on Earth Day this year! It's the largest concentration of endangered right whales ever spotted in one location. This unique occasion is giving researchers an unusually rich opportunity to study the animals and their feeding habits.The gathering is an annual affair in the chilly spring waters off Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts.
Scientists believe that there are only 450 right whales in the world but say the numbers have been slowly recovering since commercial whaling of the species was banned more than 70 years ago. The more than 100 whales counted in the bay this month is the largest number recorded in one place, according to the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Read the full article on CNN
It's Earth Day today! This year's Earth Day's theme is themed after A Billion Acts of Green: the people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy before Rio +20. Check out the cool new Billion Acts of Green Facebook app on http://apps.facebook.com/billionactsofgreen
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