Ep 233: Whales, songs and cerebrum
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Whales, songs and cerebrum
The largest creatures on the planet also have some good-sized brains. Why? What do they do with such large brains and how did they get them in the first place?
Here’s a video about the evolution of whales.
Here are a couple of articles about the ichthyosaurs, reptiles that returned to the ocean like the ancestor of the whales did for mammals.
The Evolutionary History of Ichthyosaurs
Brain of ancient sea creature reconstructed by undergraduate researcher
Here’s a bit about whale songs.
Whale Songs in the South Pacific
And here’s a short sample of whale song.
Humpback whale song from Monterey Bay
Here’s a talk about dolphin language.