The Singing whale

United States, 1975

Film
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Episode of Series “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”.
The Cousteau team makes use of modern underwater recording devices to tape the melodic sounds of the humpback whale, and examine the possibility of a communication system.

Credits

production company

Churchill Films

Duration

00:23:53:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1975

Appears in

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

Group of items

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

28563

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Animal behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Animal communication

Animals & Wildlife → Aquatic mammals

Animals & Wildlife → Mammals - Behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Whales

Animals & Wildlife → Whales - Behavior

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Crafts & Visual Arts → Underwater photography

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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