"It Took A Musician's Ear To Decode The Complex Song In Whale Calls"

"Humpback whales don't just sing songs — they compose with the whales around them, singing a song that evolves over time. Scientists didn't know that until they started recording whale sounds in the 1960s and spent years listening."

Bill McQuay and Christopher Joyce report for NPR's Morning Edition August 6, 2015.