Blue Whale | National Geographic

our oceans are alive with sound sound

our oceans are alive with sound sound that most of us never hear but there’s

that most of us never hear but there’s

that most of us never hear but there’s one man who’s definitely listening the

one man who’s definitely listening the

one man who’s definitely listening the blue whales in the eastern North Pacific

blue whales in the eastern North Pacific

blue whales in the eastern North Pacific off the California coast make two

off the California coast make two

off the California coast make two primary types of calls you know ones

primary types of calls you know ones

primary types of calls you know ones this very pulse ‘iv call this rhythmic

this very pulse ‘iv call this rhythmic

this very pulse ‘iv call this rhythmic throbbing drumbeat is the a call and

throbbing drumbeat is the a call and

throbbing drumbeat is the a call and another is a more constant call that you

another is a more constant call that you

another is a more constant call that you know kind of a low moan that drops

know kind of a low moan that drops

know kind of a low moan that drops slightly in frequency

slightly in frequency

slightly in frequency in fact the bee calls blasts at such low

in fact the bee calls blasts at such low

in fact the bee calls blasts at such low frequency our human ears barely register

frequency our human ears barely register

frequency our human ears barely register the sound equipped with an underwater

the sound equipped with an underwater

the sound equipped with an underwater critter camp from National Geographic

critter camp from National Geographic

critter camp from National Geographic John and his team head to the waters off

John and his team head to the waters off

John and his team head to the waters off the Central Coast of California to

the Central Coast of California to

the Central Coast of California to eavesdrop on their calls

blue whales travel there to feed in the

blue whales travel there to feed in the largest underwater gorge on the west

largest underwater gorge on the west

largest underwater gorge on the west coast of the United States the water is

coast of the United States the water is

coast of the United States the water is rich with krill the team deploys the

rich with krill the team deploys the

rich with krill the team deploys the critter cam on the back of a blue whale

suction-cup is on what the footage

suction-cup is on what the footage reveals is a deep water dive nearly a

reveals is a deep water dive nearly a

reveals is a deep water dive nearly a thousand feet down in the search for a

thousand feet down in the search for a

thousand feet down in the search for a swarm of krill yet another critter cam

swarm of krill yet another critter cam

swarm of krill yet another critter cam picks up a faint drumbeat just what John

picks up a faint drumbeat just what John

picks up a faint drumbeat just what John has been waiting for it is the

has been waiting for it is the

has been waiting for it is the unmistakable beat of a blue whales a

unmistakable beat of a blue whales a

unmistakable beat of a blue whales a call as a shape emerges from the

call as a shape emerges from the

call as a shape emerges from the darkness

darkness

darkness another blue whale the team discovers

another blue whale the team discovers

another blue whale the team discovers that perhaps this solitary giant isn’t

that perhaps this solitary giant isn’t

that perhaps this solitary giant isn’t so isolated after all the calls may not

so isolated after all the calls may not

so isolated after all the calls may not be about food but may be about

be about food but may be about

be about food but may be about companionship instead that’s really neat

companionship instead that’s really neat

companionship instead that’s really neat to see that we have one of the things

to see that we have one of the things

to see that we have one of the things we’ve been really hoping to get which is

we’ve been really hoping to get which is

we’ve been really hoping to get which is some underwater

some underwater

some underwater during a call I’m excited I’m tantalize

during a call I’m excited I’m tantalize

during a call I’m excited I’m tantalize that I’m wanting more