![]() “Although we know blue whales occur and are singing in these waters, we do not know if they are travelling through or feeding in these waters,” Panicker, a doctoral student in oceanography at the University of Washington, told Mongabay-India. It was quite wacky listening to low blue whale moans with a rooster crowing in the background.”Īnalysis of recordings from late 2018 to early 2020 revealed that blue whales were present in Lakshadweep waters during April and May, just before the southwest monsoon season. “I sped up the songs several times to bring them within my hearing. ![]() “The song is made up of three notes and ranges between 30 Hz and 100 Hz,” Panicker reminisced. She speculates that there were at least two blue whales singing at a time. Panicker described the acoustic experience with the giants as “one of the most thrilling parts” of her study – the first to document blue whale songs in Indian waters in the Lakshadweep archipelago in the Arabian Sea. One hot 2019 afternoon in Lakshadweep, as marine mammal scientist Divya Panicker sat engrossed in listening to recordings retrieved from underwater sound recorders, she came across low blue whale moans, amid a cacophony of a rooster crow. RAW, Pakistan or internal tussle? Deaths of Khalistan leaders overseas are leading to speculation.Modi’s US visit underlines how Hindutva is a liability for India’s great power ambitions.I don’t love the Mumbai monsoon – but I’ve learnt not to hate it.Nearly 70,000 Indians gave up their passports between 20: Report.The hubris of the Titan and the Titanic – the dark side of the super-rich seeking adventure.Pregnancy can be harrowing for Indian women but the Centre has hollowed out maternity entitlements.An American journalist asked Modi a question – and was attacked online for her Muslim identity.Can human beings actually ‘smell’ fear? A new book says yes. ![]()
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