VIDEO WITH HUMPBACK WHALES "SINGING"
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- Location: The ocean
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Info: Video with sights and sounds of humpback whales in the South Pacific Ocean. Listen to the incredible sounds of these humpbacks "singing". Only male humpback whales sing, usually while floating head-down beneath the surface during the breeding season.
In typical underwater environments, humpback calls are easily detected up to 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) away.
More info: Humpback whales live in all oceans around the world. They travel great distances every year and have one of the longest migrations of any mammal on the planet.
The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and tubercles on its head. They are mainly black or grey with white undersides to their flukes, flippers and bellies.
Humpback whales are known for their beautiful 'whale song', consisting of long sound patterns that travel long distances across the ocean.
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