Author
Rothenberg, David, 1962-
Title
Thousand mile song : whale music in a sea of sound / David Rothenberg.
Published
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, c2008.
Format
Book
Sound Recording
CD
Description
287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
We didn’t know, We didn’t know: whale songs hit the charts -- Gonna grow fins: humans take up with whale music -- Those orcas love a groove: making music with killer whales -- To hear the dolphin call his name: how smart are they? -- Beluga do not believe in tears: Russian whale music -- The longest liquid song: Humpback music and its changes -- Moby click: sperm whales got rhythm -- Thousand mile song: moanin’ in the deep sound channel -- Never satisfied: getting through to a humpback whale.
CD tracks: Valentine’s Day, 1992 -- Never satisfied -- The far field -- Whiteness of the beast -- Duo Orcanada -- The killer -- Moby Click -- And she married a whale -- Myagostrov, in the deep -- Beluga no believe in tears -- Koholaa! -- The world’s last whale.
Abstract
Uses the enigma of whale sounds to examine the question of whether we can ever truly understand nonhuman minds.
ISBN
9780465071289 (alk. paper)
0465071287 (alk. paper)
Subject
Whales -- Behavior.
Whale sounds.
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