The earliest-known whale songs, recorded in 1949, were recently discovered in an archive and were initially unrecognized by the scientists who recorded them.

#CapeCod researcher from #WHOI says newly found 1949 #whale recording is critical discovery: "I hit play on that WAV file and it was goosebumps. The recording starts, and the voice comes on, and he says 'It's the 7th of March, 1949, a little note about the #hydrophone, and then you hear the plop. And then right there is the song. I'm getting goosebumps right now thinking about it." Scientists now believe it could be the oldest recorded whale song ever discovered. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/cape-cod-whale-recordings-woods-hole-oceanographic-institution/

The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949) were recently discovered in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s archive. The scientists who recorded the audio didn’t even know what they were listening to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U929U5KcWNk

The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949) were recently discovered in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s archive. The scientists who recorded the audio didn’t even know what they were listening to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U929U5KcWNk

The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949) were recently discovered in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s archive. The scientists who recorded the audio didn’t even know what they were listening to. https://kottke.org/26/04/0048798-the-earliest-known-record #whale #whales #baleines #recording #naturerecordings #archives #archive #whalesong #chantsdebaleines #fieldrecording