107K views · 8.1K reactions | : bluelifewild // Blue whales can grow to 100 feet (33 meters) long, which is over 2x as long as a t-rex! It never gets old watching watching these gentle giants move with such grace. | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR | Facebook

95K views · 2.6K reactions | The heartbreaking true story of 52 Blue - the loneliest whale in the world. For decades, he has been calling at a unique frequency that no other whale can hear, wandering the oceans completely alone. #52Blue #LonelyWhale #WhaleStory #OceanMystery #OceanSecrets #HeartbreakingStory #deaf #ai #news #viral | Tassilo Sieben | Facebook

129K views · 59 shares | The Blue Whale of Catoosa. Built as a 34th wedding anniversary gift by Hugh Davis for his wife Zelta, the whale has stood tall in the waters of central Oklahoma for decades. Just one of the endless artifacts you’ll find dotting the landscape if you keep following the road. #LiveToTheFullStories | Phillips 66 Gas | Facebook

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