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“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Songs of the Humpback Whales: Duets, Yet

From the BBC, via AmericaBlog, a musician in an impromptu duet with a humpback whale:

US musician and writer David Rothenberg has recorded a whale's response to the sound of his clarinet - and says that sometimes it is hard to tell the difference.

(National Geographic. Photograph courtesy Dr. Louis M. Herman/NOAA)

Be sure to listen to the audio clip at the link. It's pretty interesting.

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