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Baby humpback whales seem to whisper to their mothers, according to scientists who have captured the infant whales' quiet grunts and squeaks.
The recordings, described in the journal Functional Ecology, are the first ever made with devices attached directly to the calves.
High suckling rates and acoustic crypsis of humpback whale neonates maximise potential for mother–calf energy transfer (open, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12871) (DX)
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Baby Humpback Whales "Whisper" To Their Mothers
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What happened last night can happen again.
(Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Sunday April 30 2017, @11:54AM
It's Ethanol-fueled in the Ocean with a Tracking Device! It's murder! [wikipedia.org]
Are there any mammals that abandon their young the way some reptiles and birds do?
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