Whale 'Pop Songs' Spread Across the Ocean →

Absolutely fascinating article about how the songs of humpback whales in the South Pacific evolve and spread. It turns out that specific themes in songs change astonishingly quickly, every 2 to 3 months, and new songs travel westwards from the east coast of Australia to French Polynesia.

But the best part? “Sometimes the “hit song” contained snippets from previous seasons…” Humpback whalesong mashups!