49 Maui Whale Watch Magazine • WhaleWatchingOnMaui.com
WHALE SONGS
Wop - A call from a mother to
her calf.
Thwop - A call between
whales and not limited to
mothers and calves.
Grunt - A call when pods are
joining together.
Cry - A call made by a male
when competing with other
males to join a female, heard
mainly in competitive groups.
Underwater Blow - This
is often used to distort other
males' vision or confuse
them, and sounds very loud
underwater to all other males.
Source: Humpback Whale Acoustic Research
Collaboration (HARC), Four Year Study
published in Australian Geographic Issue 95.
SOUNDS
WHALE
SOCIAL
singing the exact same song, even though
the song changes as the season progresses.
This year's song will start off
where last year's song ended, which
attests to whales' amazing memory
capacity. Often described as mournful or
even scary, there's no other sound in the
world like it. As the songs hit their low
notes, if you're under the water, your
entire body will literally vibrate with the
pulse of the melody.
When you go on your whale
watching cruise (you've just gotta do
that while you're on Maui), or go
snorkeling (which you also have to do)
be sure to listen to the beautiful
whale songs. It's one of the greatest
mysteries of the animal kingdom.
After hearing it, the memory is
sure to stay with you as one of the
highlights of your vacation. If you
can't wait, and want to listen to the
whales right now, go to the Whale
Song Project at www.WhaleSong.net
– they feature recorded whale songs
and live songs when the whales are in
Hawaii, all for free.
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