Say "Hi" to my wonderful friends from Judah IV ! We were at Surfers Paradise last Saturday and went Whale Watching. Well....we did see some humpback whales, dolphins & seagulls....after quite a distance into the deep blue sea.

My friends actually teased me and asked me to sing some whale songs to attract the whales.....however, due to lack of knowledge on "whaling"......I didn't of course....hehe! If not I would have made a pod of friends!

Here are some interesting facts we were told on board about the Humpback Whale :

• adult usually ranges between 12–16 m long and weighs approximately 36 tonnes.
• well known for its breaching (leaping out of the water).
• has long front fins.
• are curious mammals

And.....for more interesting facts that weren't told on board:

The Whale song: repetitious sounds produced by whales at varying frequencies

• collection of sounds made by whales to communicate.
• Male Humpback Whales perform these vocalizations only during the mating season.
• These sounds vary in frequency from 20 Hz to 10 kHz (the typical Human range of hearing is 20 Hz to 20 kHz).
• The whale will repeat the same song, which last perhaps twenty minutes, over and over again over the course of hours or even days.
• each whale's song will slowly evolve over time. For example, over the course of a month a particular unit that started as an "upsweep" (increasing in frequency) may slowly flatten to become a constant note. Another unit may get steadily louder. The pace of evolution of a whale's song also changes—some years the song may change quite rapidly, whereas in other years little variation may be recorded.
• Whales occupying the same geographical areas tend to sing similar songs, with only slight variations.
• the Humpbacks also make a of sound called the feeding call. The exact purpose of the call is not known, but research suggests that fish do know what it means. When the sound was played back to them, a group of herring responded to the sound by moving away from the call, even though no whale was present.

That's all for now...... got to go practice my "Whaling..........";)