4-Minute Whale Song Video

We made this recording in Makaiwa Bay, Hawaii, in March 2009, using the Model SQ26-MT underwater equipment by Cetacean Research.

30-foot Minke Whale Accompanies Paddler

A 30-foot minke whale accompanied a female paddler during her nine-hour paddle which raised money for charities. The whale swam alongside the Southern California surfer Jodie Nelson for two whole hours.

Dolphins in Makaiwa Bay on Dec 17, 2009

We recorded this video of a pod of about 50 dolphins in Makaiwa Bay, Hawaii from our kayak on December 17, 2009. We added some whale sounds to the 1 minute video.

Yao Ming Fights Against Shark Fin Soup

Basketball star Yao Ming has teamed up with the conservation group WildAid to save the world's shark population. Yao Ming is featured in a new public service announcement (PSA) which depicts the soup and what the shark has to go through for the soup.

Tanya Streeter Freediving with the Whales

Check out this amazing video of Tanya Streeter freediving with the whales.

Baby Whale Freed From Shark Nets in Australia

A juvenile Humpback Whale about six meters long was successfully freed after it was found caught in shark netting. The baby Humpback was spotted by a local resident who alerted the Marine Animal Rescue Team to its location.

To date the Marine Animal Rescue Team has successfully freed 25 whales from shark nets.

Blue Whale Wallpaper

Check out this wallpaper of a blue whale from National Geographic.

A blue whale is the largest mammal and animal on the planet, and is an endangered species. The recent NOAA ban on harvesting of krill is very important for the blue whale who can eat 7 metric tons of krill every day.

Video of Baja's Grey Whales

Gray whales are very forgiving.They were hunted to near extinction in Baja and defended themselves by smashing boats. Local fishermen were afraid of them.

In the 70s, however, gray whale behavior in Baja began to turn around 180 degrees. Today, people report some of the friendlies, life-altering experiences with these kind animals.

Whale Calls

A series of high-pitched and low-pitched whale calls in a 47 second clip. This humpback whale recording was made on March 18, 2009.

Beaked Whales

Beaked whales are difficult to study although they make up one quarter of the world's 80 whale and dolphin species. Beaked Whales (Ziphiidae) live in deep water and are thought to be the deepest divers fo all cetaceans.

Here are three videos of beaked whales recorded in the northern Bahamas.

March 18, 2009 Recording in Makaiwa Bay, Hawaii

What a difference between this recording, made on March 18, 2009, and the ones we made just 9 days earlier.

This song is what people have called "mournful," whereas the one before sounded like a big underwater concert party.

Whale Breaching in Holoholokai Park, Hawaii

Holoholokai Beach Park in Hawaii is a great place to go whale-watching in the winter, especially at sunset. The beach is not far from the parking area, and you can watch the whales right from there.

This clip was taken in February 2009. It shows a whales breaching, as well as spouts of a couple of other whales near it. Bring your binoculars for a closer look.

Humpback Whale Clip with Spectrogram

We wanted to share a short clip in wav format so that you can hear the deep, beautiful whale voices clearly at lower frequencies.

Included also is the spectrogram for this particular clip.The harmonics show up as horizontal lines on the spectrogram. The x axis shows time, and the y axis shows the frequency.

Another Audio Clip from March 9, 2009

Here is another audio clip recorded on March 9, 2009. Is one of the whales tuning the choir? The recording is very interesting.

Includes instructions on how to save the clip to your computer.

Dolphin Communication Video

A 6-minute video about dolphin communication by Toni Frohoffi, Ph.D, author of Dolphin Mysteries. Dolphins use pure tone sounds while they are "hanging out," as well as clicking and fin touching to communicate.