Fin whales can swap songs with individuals migrating from other parts of the world in 'cultural transmissions'
Fin whales, the second largest mammals in the world behind blue whales, have slow, low pitched notes which make up their lethargic songs.
And now scientists have found, for the first time, that they can sing more than one tune.
In fact, new research reveals they adopt sounds of other fin whales that have migrated from far flung parts of the world.
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Pictured, a fin whale at the surface off the coast of San Diego, California. Using underwater microphones, the research team recorded the songs and locations of 115 whale encounters near Kauai, Hawaii over six years
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, suggests the ability to sing multiple songs allows certain melodies to spread to different parts of the o ..
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