Researchers at Syracuse University in New York found that <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/whales-sing-when-they-ve-had-a-good-meal-23491750" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">whale songs are directly structured around the depth</a>, buoyancy, and oxygen management of a dive.
Some humpback males sang continuously for up to 16 hours, with specific song &ldquo;themes&rdquo; across entire dive cycles.&nbsp;
Certain themes were consistently sung while descending, others while ascending, and an entirely different set while hovering at the bottom.
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Some humpback males sang continuously for up to 16 hours, with specific song “themes” across entire dive cycles. 

Study finds whale songs are linked to dive depth and buoyancy

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Researchers at Syracuse University have found that humpback whale songs are closely linked to diving behaviour, with different song patterns corresponding to descent, ascent and time spent at the ocean floor. The study suggests whales carefully coordinate singing with depth, buoyancy and oxygen management

Whale songs change with dive depth, new study finds

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