The pitch of blue whale songs is declining around the world, scientists discover
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 11:49
in Biology & Nature
The sound level of songs blue whales sing across the vast expanses of the ocean to attract potential mates has been steadily creeping downward for the past few decades, and a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and his colleagues believe the trend may be good news for the population of the endangered marine mammal.