The 52-hertz whale: The elusive '52 Blue' calling at an unusual frequency in the North Pacific
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The 52-hertz whale, known as "52 Blue," is an individual whale of unidentified species that calls at the unusual frequency of 52 hertz in the north Pacific Ocean. It has never been sighted, only detected via hydrophones since the late 1980s. Its call pattern matches the migration of blue and fin whales, which typically call at 10 to 39 Hz, making this whale unique and often described as the "loneliest whale in the world."
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· 3 pulledThe 52-hertz whale, colloquially referred to as 52 Blue, is an individual whale of unidentified species that calls at the unusual frequency of 52 hertz.
The whale itself has never been sighted: it has only been heard via hydrophones.
Its call has been detected since the late 1980s in a pattern that matches the migration of the blue whale and the fin whale.
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