52 Hertz: The World’s Loneliest Whale?In 1989, 1990, and 1991, researchers detected what t
52 Hertz: The World’s Loneliest Whale?In 1989, 1990, and 1991, researchers detected what they identified as an off-tune, high frequency whale song. Affectionately name after its song, the whale became known as “52 Hertz.” He has been dubbed the loneliest whale in the world because his high frequency song either cannot be heard by any other whales (whales typically communicate at 15-30 hertz), or is being ignore. Not only does 52 Hertz sing differently, but he also doesn’t follow any common migratory patterns. Researchers have a few theories on who he is: 1) the last of an unknown species; 2) mutated/malformed; or 3) a hybrid of two species. Whether this whale does associate or communicate with other whales is unknown, so whether it is truly lonely or not is unknown, but it has been an interesting story for decades. A documentary of finding 52 Hertz was released in 2015.Go to lonelywhale.com to join the count of 52 Hertz’s human friends!For more information, watch:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-WVRSgxcYImage:http://bit.ly/1ziCz9RReference:http://bit.ly/1A8I8To -- source link
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