Why do whales sing? - Stephanie Sardelis
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Communicating underwater is challenging. Light and odors don’t travel
well, but sound moves about four times faster in water than in air —
which means marine mammals often use sounds to communicate. The most
famous of these underwater vocalizations is undoubtedly the whale song.
Stephanie Sardelis decodes the evocative melodies composed by the
world’s largest mammals.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Stephanie Sardelis
- Director
- Rémi Cans
- Script Editor
- Eleanor Nelsen
- Animator
- Davy Dumartheray
- Composer
- Henri Pierre Pellegrin
