Puako Home Sales / Kohala Coast Properties

Whale season is coming soon. We are looking forward to the days of sitting on shore for hours enjoying the show these magnificent creatures put on. The Jupiter Foundation records songs of the Humpback whales.

Puako, Hawaii
Song Library

http://www.jupiterfoundation.org/new_bw_songlibrary.html

Whale Songs in Hawaii

During the winter breeding season in Hawaii, the male humpbacks “sing.” Their songs are comprised of a complex series of sounds which form a clearly identifiable pattern. A song typically lasts 8-15 minutes and is then repeated over and over in song sessions that may last several hours.

The songs change somewhat each season but all the whales in a specific population sing the same song. The singers are usually alone and stationary but have been known to sing while traveling with a female and calf. Because our buoys are also stationary, and because these songs can carry for miles underwater, you will notice our recordings usually feature many whales singing simultaneously . This is known as “chorusing.”

The recordings in the present library were made during the 2004-2005 winter mating season off the island of Hawaii.

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