SONGLINES - Songs of the East Australian Humpback Whales

http://songlinesofthewhales.org

SONGLINES documents the evolution of the intricate and beautiful East Australian Humpback song. An hour of pristine digital recordings selected from five different years between 1992 and 2008 which draw the listener into a mysterious and majestic world.

Established in 1988, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.

Humpback whale songs are transferred from year to year and evolve in a similar fashion to the verbally transmitted tribal lore of Aboriginal cultures from where the term songlines is derived.

The East Australian Humpback Whales travel in an unending cycle of migration between their birthplace in the inter-reef lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef and their Antarctic feeding areas.

Their world is comprised of vast stretches of ocean where songs emitted by the Humpback Whales can be heard over great distances. Each year the whales sing a new song. Haunting melodies of radiant joy which fill the ocean along the East Coast of Australia.

When ecosystems across the planet are collapsing and species are becoming extinct at an accelerating rate, the East Australian Humpback Whales are making a remarkable recovery. They have become Australia's national treasure and a symbol of hope for our imperiled environment.

We as the new generation of caretakers of the planet Earth have learnt from the mistakes of our elders and are helping nurture the Rebirth of a Species.

Audio CD: 5 Tracks, running time 60 minutes. Track 3 features Migaloo the White Whale recorded in 1998.

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To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:

http://bit.ly/AdoptWhale

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• humpback
• whale
• dolphin
• cetacea
• research
• oceania
• iwhales
• migaloo

[gayle61766]

thank you for sharing, this is truly amazing footage.

[katsandroses]

the method of hunting used on these great beings is obscenely barbaric

support the anti-whaling lobby !

[SAImmobilien]

thank you for this

[sanq66]

I just love this fantastic animal.

[byf43]

Great recording, it must have been a fantastic experience to be so close to these magnificent creatures. So trusting they are....

[leMeow1]

Fantastic channel! It's so calming to watch your whale videos, it's like being there.

[wildhoopproductions]

always a pleasure to drop in

[wildirishswan]

That was AMAZING.... thanks.

[msgoodlistener]

One of nature's most beautiful and exciting creatures. These videos are incredible. (And thank you for subscribing to my channel.)

[Freshtymer]

Gentle giants.