Why do whales sing? - Stephanie Sardelis
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Communicating underwater is challenging. Light and odors don’t travel well, but sound moves about four times faster in water than in air - which means marine mammals often use sounds to communicate. The most famous of these underwater vocalizations is undoubtedly the whale song. Stephanie Sardelis decodes the evocative melodies composed by the world’s largest mammals.
Lesson by Stephanie Sardelis, animation by Boniato Studio.
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When will whales release their music on iTunes?
@alekseykonovalik5965
7 жыл бұрын
Scumbag egoist whales don't want to share!
@Norsketrutt
7 жыл бұрын
They have their own application, called iWhale. It is extremly expensive and only affordable with Whale-currency
@TheSunriseAnimation
7 жыл бұрын
+Sigmund Trutt why!? they have the water that is transmitting their songs very far, and everyone can listen to them in some way!
@Norsketrutt
7 жыл бұрын
Lila_Kuh98 They will charge you for listening. it is counted as a rental and the prize increases exponentially with the time you spend listening
@erickpeculiar823
7 жыл бұрын
Pizaerable yasss❤️😂
I don't want whales to go extinct .
@XavierMahele
7 жыл бұрын
Chinmay Chandraunshuh nor do cetology
@rimshakhalid5037
7 жыл бұрын
chinmay chandraunshuh me too it makes me sad and cry
@aaaaa359
7 жыл бұрын
Elbert John Felipe Not if we kill humans first :p
@theawakeningofjohnnynewsom9072
6 жыл бұрын
To save Mother Nature, we have to suicide.
@FoxyPercival714
6 жыл бұрын
Murder is still murder Robert Bay. Just try to kill me.
Whoever animated this deserves an A++
@rimshakhalid5037
7 жыл бұрын
Andrew Murata I know right I loved it
@carlyann3497
7 жыл бұрын
Andrew Murata they deserve a A++++++++++++++ you mean 😂
@asky4368
6 жыл бұрын
Yep yep yep
@potionn.8648
4 жыл бұрын
they’ve deserve a pay raise
@graceyamaguchi75
4 жыл бұрын
whoever animated every ted videos deserves an A++
Maybe the songs are telling us to shut up.
@frog3190
5 жыл бұрын
i agree
@bornalidevi5942
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!!
@Yman286
5 жыл бұрын
Sam Clay 8
@kemomusic5311
4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@thegamingcat6852
4 жыл бұрын
Yep
If whales ever go extinct, I'm officially done with people.
@rabbit5000
7 жыл бұрын
same.
@yuuh8341
7 жыл бұрын
Ne0nZombie I don't want whales to go.. I love whales.. ♡
@kagurapooh6030
5 жыл бұрын
we will eventually die and have shorter lifespan
@amberslahlize7961
5 жыл бұрын
But whales aren't people. So you're already done with people.
@farahahmed1850
5 жыл бұрын
I would kill every single human alive or who killed them
How can one species- humans- manage to become the villains in almost every story?
@biezarre
3 жыл бұрын
because we are too greedy and so entitled to assume that humans are the most powerful, hence we can occupy it and use the mother nature as much as we want without thinking that other species aren't less important.
@mrreyes5004
3 жыл бұрын
Because we're the heroes of our own story - lowly tree-climbing beasts who advanced to overtake every top predator who once fed on us and spreading across the globe. No longer do giant birds eat hominids, it is hominids who take down large birds with the press of a trigger. No longer do big cats prey on humans, now big cats have to be saved _by_ humans _from_ other humans. No longer do fearsome sea creatures take down boats, it is boats who rake in fearsome sea creatures and turn them into fresh meals for more humans. It's easy to forget, but there was a time when lions, bears, sharks, hyenas, birds of prey and other now-endangered species were the "bad guys". The world was once our enemy... and, whether or not we admit it, an instinctive part that's stayed with us for millions of years has made sure we have *_not_* forgotten that.
@prachurjyaghosh8454
3 жыл бұрын
That's the one thing that makes us all versatile.
@blackpyxy9583
3 жыл бұрын
MrReyes 500 you write all this to make a point but it defeats your point at the same time. With our dominance and intelligence we should have been able to prevent this, we depend on the balance they bring. What animals do is survive not mass killing for decoration and sports. We are wasted intelligence. The world wasn’t our enemy, the world was every living beings enemy, we just decided to make it personal to feel better about ourselves. We are no damn Heroes.
@jjutt87
3 жыл бұрын
GREED
Could you imagine being the person that studies whale songs. Must be an amazing job
@thenovicenovelist
Жыл бұрын
I read in a fact book recently that a scientist had switched from analyzing land animals to whales decades ago. He was looking for a way to help save the whales. Then, one day, he met someone who said, "You know those whales sing, right?" The scientist had no idea, so the guy let him listen to some recordings. Long story short, the scientist decided to record their songs and release the songs to the public in order to encourage people to protect the whales.
@Minji_Hanni_Dani_Haerin_Hyein
Жыл бұрын
Well, I think we don't have to imagine because James Cameron did it with Tulkun
@arnavdixit1397
Жыл бұрын
@@thenovicenovelist Roger Payne, i believe
Never thought about sound pollution under water. Whales are so good.
@itwasaliens
2 жыл бұрын
Just imagine how Test Baker affected them. I imagine for some it was similar to the sound humans experienced with Krakatoa.
There sounds they make are so scary and terrifying and yet ...so beautiful and soothing at the same time it’s weird
Probably one of the best TED-ed videos they've made
The sound they make is beautiful and scary at the same time, I can't listen to it when I'm alone it gives me goosebumps and makes my body shiver...it's kinda creepy.
*Is there anywhere left we Humans ain't fucking up stuff* ?
@saadawan5502
7 жыл бұрын
No Comment-Kd Space maybe?
@scarletfluerr
7 жыл бұрын
It's called dominant species.
@Frits1975
7 жыл бұрын
No Comment-Kd on the bottem of the ocean, and the poles. Cant reach that easily.
@watcherguy_3336
7 жыл бұрын
klotuur not true lots of our sunken warships drop to the bottom of the ocean, and the poles are even worse. The poles have melted so much that animals over there are dying and sea levels have risen.
@duckgoesquack4514
7 жыл бұрын
the sun
Money doesn't care about whales survival. Sad times.
@Kriegerdammerung
7 жыл бұрын
Capitalism is humanity's doom
@thehandlesticks66
7 жыл бұрын
Capitalism has served its purpose as feudalism once did in the past. But it has become obviously antiquated since WWII , increasingly stifling progress, and investing in conflict for the sake of more profit.
@Kriegerdammerung
7 жыл бұрын
ThomasRocksU The burgoisity was a progessive "movement", group for humanity, they created machines and tools that helped a lot. But, in time they replaced the cadre of the system they once stood against, the earls, the lords, the kings )=
@TheOswald42
7 жыл бұрын
well, the money itself can't do anything, greed is the man behind the scene
@Crispy_pata
7 жыл бұрын
yeah
This is beautiful and cute and frightening at the same time
The way they’re sings , their tone is why I feel sad
@isurrendertoyou7498
3 жыл бұрын
O my god why? I feel so happy like literally happy!!
@zorsip4780
3 жыл бұрын
i honestly feel different depending on the audio, some are sad some are calm and some are joyful
Whale Song translated: "I like big flukes and I cannot lie .."
@TheOtherNeutrino
7 жыл бұрын
Pipe2DevNull And then there's that one guy who keeps Rickrolling everyone.
@chismic
6 жыл бұрын
Best comment I've seen in a while.
@Something_aboutpineapples
3 жыл бұрын
This had no business being that funny
This animation was amazing
@minnowpanda304
2 жыл бұрын
The geometric shapes as semi abstract conventional symbols were a nice touch instead of simple music 🎵 notes. Seemed to bring the discussion of the cognition and personality of large complex thinking of an animal. It even brings up the idea of what intelligence and sentience as a biological premise in difference from regular person with simple common sense of it's a blue whale and I'm a human being. To actually be able to discuss is a crazy way even including the extreme amount of actual backed data as an abstract reference of conventional thought and data. Makes an excellent argument and a fantastic way to better an understanding of the planet with physical and engineering applications as in technology and biological systems.
Jesus I don’t get emotional often but I’m actually crying right now wtf I love whales
@jaison7094
3 жыл бұрын
😢
I love how that in every video, the problems the we cause to these animals are mentioned, making the watchers aware of it..
reminds me of finding Nemo and Dory. I loved those movies
This has nothing really to do with the video topic, but I like how the animator represent multiple types of sounds with different shapes, patterns or forms. Visualizing sound is hard, but this catched me off guard because most matched how I do it. Anyway, you won a sub.
This was beautiful, for some reason
@memeboi813
3 жыл бұрын
I agree my good friend, I agree....
Whales and all underwater creatures are just too beautiful . I hope we can find an alternative route to live harmoniously together without disturbing their ecosystem. And learn to respect their their home.
And all I can think of is Dory and Destiny. Beautiful whale 🐳 songs.
@davodxsuperstar
7 жыл бұрын
Rose Blue Whale Sharks don't sing.
@TheOtherNeutrino
7 жыл бұрын
Rose Blue Destiny is a whale shark, which is a shark, not a whale.
@CT--gs1wj
7 жыл бұрын
meeeeeeeee..........
@Inevitable.Change
7 жыл бұрын
TheOtherNeutrino Pardon the generalisation. Destiny would probably be a solitary and silent predator.
@TheOtherNeutrino
7 жыл бұрын
Rose Blue *filter feeder.
This video's art concept reminds me of "Song of the sea" and I love it so much. You did an excellent job Boniato Studio :3
@thebinlgbtisbabadook7832
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! It was a very good film too.
"Because it's fun!" is the reason I chose to believe in ^^
The end was actually very sad about whales. Thank you for sharing this information, it's really interesting.
ugh. This made me cry. Such beautiful creatures...
I'm so touched by their beauty. I love this Earth.
the sounds of dolphin clicks and whale songs make me feel so happy and at home tbh
@jesseriddlecameron6261
2 жыл бұрын
Sa3
Whales are such beautiful creatures. I really do hope we get to understand more within my lifetime.
A lot of the noises in this vid sound like they came from Spore™
@ShizL
7 жыл бұрын
xd
This video is not only educational, but also meaningful and touching!
s/o to all the whales in the world singing their hearts out
I am a normal person. I see whale. I click because im a whale trash.
@najlaetaib1314
6 жыл бұрын
KIM TAETAE my god we are everywhere
@yeniliani1654
5 жыл бұрын
remind me of namjoon sksksk
@gazeenaakhtar987
5 жыл бұрын
Ayooooooo armyy
@user-vc9ei2cp4c
5 жыл бұрын
Honestly, m0oD
@jonnamesa5058
5 жыл бұрын
huhu yes
This is my favourite TED-Ed video so far, I love it!!
This animation and narration is soo beautiful it makes me wanna cry
this is one of the finest Video of teded so far, the music, animation, synchronisation, and whale songs are really so well collaborated and put together that most of the time i just couldn't focus on what the narrator was saying. just Lovely
we took the land from the animals the least we can do is let them do their thing in peace
@TheDragonfriday
7 жыл бұрын
After we took care of our population witch probably will never happen...
@hereshotrod3873
7 жыл бұрын
The land is for us too. The land is for all.
@TheDragonfriday
7 жыл бұрын
seaearthponies Our earth has like 70% of water on the surface... by time we won't have any more land left if we keep growing.
@azidoe
6 жыл бұрын
seaearthponies But we’re the only ones messing the land up. Every other species does their part in the food chain, but due to our knowledge we made machines, which mess everything else up. We need to stop
His voice is magical
Whoever animated this video, needs recognition and has my thanks. Delight.
Omgggg I love whales so much, so beautiful, so gentle, they are like my favorite animal
Listening to them is so soothing
Please protec them, they are so precious, world is nothing without them,
This is so beautiful
Music and sounds in this vid are awesome!
"It's your destiny, Destiny..." 🐳
reminds of a novel i read ago called The Eye of the Whale, it's really amazing btw
Wonderful animation ! We need to let them sing.
the video is so peaceful
your voice is calming by the way ~~~
I would just like to thank the narrator/s, writer/s and animator/s behind this channel
The sound in the video was so good and relaxing
Beautiful illustrations for wondrous creatures.
their songs give me goosebumps
I need the soundtrack to this. It is so peaceful
This is an awesome video. I love whales. We have so much to learn about them, so im looking forward to study the gentle giants in the future.
@YouTubeUser-um1ie
2 жыл бұрын
hello Trooper
This reminds me of the 52 Hertz whale A whale that sings so loud no other whales can understand it and so it's the loneliest animal in the ocean
@vihariii4754
Жыл бұрын
i was searching for this comment. Whalien 52
It's like aliens coming to earth and making hypersonic sounds in the atmosphere.
this video is so calming
I know I am late but I am crying the animation is just mind blowing good job u guys
The songs is how they communicate. And true sound does travel fast under water then air above. It's cool how sounds are more used under then above water
Informative video. The animations were a treat for the eye😍
Great video, thank you!
the art was amazing and the ending beutifull I love ted ed
this was so relaxing
This video is exceptionally, beautifully made. Wow.
The animation is amazing ❤️❤️
beautiful presentation
Best KZread channel, learn more things here. Thank you Ted-Ed!
thank you
this video made me cry
This animation is amazing! I want to have it on my wall!
SeaWorld has had a few grey whales but I can’t remember if any other aquariums have. It’s fascinating that we still have so much to study and learn about them.
This is sooo fascinating!
Beautiful animation. Excellent information. I'm going to show my soon to be 9yo daughter so she learns. Thank you. 🙂
Dude the animations are soooooooo good
my favorite video on this planet gosh i love whales so much 🥺🥺🥺
they sound so scary but majestic at the same time
man those songs are so otherworldly
Really beautiful animation!
Beautiful...
Beautifully illustrated😍😍
Awesome as always!!!
Why this symbol of their language remembered me with Arrival movie? Love both.
very good animation
this is beautiful
thankyou for the knowledge and beautiful video! :)
Brilliantly explained 👍👍
This video is excellent. I loved it. I hope someday we ll learn the importance of taking care of the other animals that share the planet with us...
Great animation!
Beautiful😄
Beautiful ending...
Amazing knowledge. Thanks
Well done. Thank you.
Why do I keep coming back here? Love it
@xiaoxiaobaibobo
Жыл бұрын
because you want to know if the online wifi is related to the underground contractions and wires that created noice pollution in the ocean?
this was the best video ive watched in ages
thank you for sharing this info
Thank you
I didn't even know from where they vocalize, such amazing creatures to be able to develop language like that, isn't a proof of higher intelligence that they can learn all these themes and adept their songs after living togueter with members that had different song sequences?, like me learning a new language?