The mysterious “bio-duck” sounds in the ocean that have baffled seafarers for decades are actually calls from unseen populations of minke whales, scientists say. The discovery detailed in the ...

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A group of Antarctic minke whales in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica. Ari Friedlaender It turns out, Antarctic minke whales actually produce the duck-like sound, Risch and her colleagues have found.

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Mysterious, Repetitive ‘Quacking’ Noise in the Southern Ocean May Have Been a Conversation Between Whales During a 1982 experiment, researchers recorded the unusual sound, termed “bio-duck.” ...

Since the 1960s, a strange, repetitious quacking noise called a “bio-duck,” which can frequently be heard in the Southern Ocean, has puzzled marine biologists and underwater acoustic experts.