Whale Song

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.

© The Oceania Project - All Rights Reserved

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/HumpbackIconProject

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Category:

Education

Tags:

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

[zackthecat01]

es como si esta ballena estuviera manteniendo una conversacion con la chica,

sin agresion, sin miedo! solo paz y belleza!

[mrbinfv]

That was awesome!!!

[Suzan4B]

so spiritual and haunting. How coupled anyone want to hurt them?

[44johnconnor]

oh ces chants sont fascinants quel espéce extraordinaire

[44johnconnor]

vraiment superbe

[efilepx]

es lejos de las cosas mas plenas que he sentido en mi vida.al cerrar los ojos senti una paz extraña.mezclda con muchas sensaciones.no puedo entender como existen personas que son capaces de matarlas.

[xXAmyXx]

My 3 year old loves watching these whale videos, thanks so much for posting them.

[blaziermissy]

I would do anything to be there to see that;)

[CetaceaOne]

Amazing, incredible, gentle and majestic. I feel so honered to have such wondrous beings around us in our water environment and also give thanks for those sharing the adventure :)

[rael8]

like my puppy, she rolls over on her back to have her belly rubbed. maybe she wants the same thing, i'll do it

[ghettosmidget]

simply beautiful <3

[Iris81408]

Deep under there lies so many beautiful creatures that only humans can be so blessed with a glimse of seeing them let alone hearing their calls. They are angels on earth. There are now words to discribe such beauty. Slience...................