“The blowing wind so cold that it bites
The scattered dust blinds my sight
Then a sudden gust feels like a game
In that noise I feel it calling my name…”
Everyone who is more or less normal likes a good song once in a while though the type of song may vary!
Some of the best songs are always remembered and many times they are sung by the Man with amazing lyrics to woo everyone!
There is a big ‘man’ in the ocean who does the same!
intrigued!? Read on!
The classic next door neighbour or even the smart kid in the school gets an instant elevation in status if he can sing! Of course singing the popular songs is the way to go and if he could play an instrument then thats epic!
All said and done a combination of boy singing with a guitar is the boy or the dude who is the most popular in most schools and colleges!
This interest in singing is a sign of development since the conventional ‘alpha’ male phenomenon!
Now if that guy could dance! Then there is not stopping him! The most popular kids of the schools would usually be these singer/dancers or the captain of the school cricket team or the sports team! Rest of ‘us’ geeks would be in the audience clapping!
Even in these you have to note that it is not the song or the dance but the attitude and confidence which makes them cool!
It is no wonder that songs which reflect these have always been popular!
We of course know that birds also ‘sing’ and that too melodious songs but apparently there is an animal who is of course closely related to us, who also sings!
The Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are capable of the production of complex songs. These songs are amongst some of the longest measured in animals. Only male humpback whales perform these vocalizations.
Male humpback whales produce complex songs during the winter breeding season. These vocals range in frequency between 100 Hz and 4 kHz, with harmonics reaching up to 24 kHz or more, and can travel at least 10 km (6.2 mi)!
Males may sing for between 4 and 33 minutes, depending on the region. In Hawaii, humpback whales have been recorded vocalizing for as long as seven hours!
Songs are divided into layers; “subunits”, “units”, “sub phrases”, “phrases” and “themes”.
A subunit refers to the discontinuities or inflections of a sound while full units are individual sounds, similar to musical notes. A succession of units creates a subphrase, and a collection of subphrases make up a phrase. Similar-sounding phrases are repeated in a series grouped into themes, and multiple themes create a song.
The function of these songs has been debated, but they may have multiple purposes. There is little evidence to suggest that songs establish dominance among males. However, there have been observations of non-singing males disrupting singers, possibly in aggression. Those who join singers are males who were not previously singing. Females do not appear to approach singers that are alone, but may be drawn to gatherings of singing males! So males even in a group songs have some hope!
It has also been suggested that humpback whale songs have echolocating properties and may serve to locate other whales.
Whale songs are similar among males in a specific area. Males may alter their songs over time, and others in contact with them copy these changes.
Humpback whales even produce short, low-frequency “grunts” and short, modulated “barks” when joining new group!
So not that far away from humans right!? Now go have a whale of a time and maybe listen to a nice song instead of singing! Nice pleasant song reminds me of the simply peaceful and melodious song ‘main to aarti utaaroon’ by celebrity Usha Mangeshkar!
Listen to that in the evening or early morning though!
Shubh ratri!
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