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Whales and Other Minutae+


Hubert Smith

Posted on July 30, 2017 at 09:53 AM

NPR a refuge for jejune millennials, wholly unprepared to take a mature view of the world. The odd, the quirky, the mildly salacious, and in the case of whale "study" a bullhorn for non-science.

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  • Hubert Smith
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Caption: A humpback whale surfacing, Credit: Craig Shank
  • "52 Hz"
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  • Summary: 52 Hz is the name given to a mysterious whale that vocalizes at a different frequency than other whales. Some refer to him as "The World's Loneliest Whale," but other scientists aren't convinced that its unique call has left the whale isolated at all. (A 15-min. version is available here: http://www.prx.org/pieces/100190)

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