Yes! These whales sing!

A North Pacific right whale swims in the Bering Sea. (AP)
The flukes of a North Atlantic right whale rise out of the ocean in Cape Cod bay, near Plymouth, Massachusetts. (AP)
A baby right whale swims with its mother off the coast of Massachusetts. (AP)
The whole shape of a right whale is shown in a drawing, including the “upside down smile.” (AP)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists have recorded singing by a right whale for the first time. (AP)

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Do Pacific right whales sing? No one has been sure. Until now.

Scientists recorded sounds in the ocean near Alaska. They found the whale that made the sounds. It was a right whale.

What was his song? It was like gunshots!

READ MORE: God’s world is so big and wonderful that we are always learning new things about it. Scientists know that humpback, bowhead, and other whales make songs. These are sounds that are repeated in a pattern. Scientists in Alaska were excited to know that the sounds they recorded were right whale songs. These whales also make moans and warbles. Psalm 148 commands God’s creation to praise Him, even whales. “Praise the Lord from the Earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps!”