448K views · 10K reactions | These humpback whales spent the summer months feeding in Alaska and have now arrived in Hawaii, after traveling nearly 3,000 miles. Happy World Oceans Day! | National Geographic | Facebook

Prime whale season is in full swing! Did you know that humpback whale calves come to the water's surface every 3-4 minutes in order to breathe? Their mothers will stay down for more than twice as long. Learn more about our whales on a whale watch: https://activityauthority.com/maui/whale-watching/ | Maui Hawaii

Blue whale vocalizations are very low frequency sounds with some in the 15 Hz range. These tones characteristically travel long distances due to the high power, but also due to very long-wavelengths (over 300 feet for 15 Hz). This enables their songs to be heard thousands of miles from the source. We can assume that the projection distance is important (Nature can be extravagant, but she is never wasteful), but we can only speculate why they need to broadcast their songs across ocean basins. The