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- Whales sing long, complex songs in the ocean.
- A whale can change its song when near another.
- Another whale sometimes joins and sings with it.
- The first whale listens to the other one.
- The whale then changes the pitch of its sounds.
- The change can move the sound up or down.
- Scientists discovered this in a new study.
- The sound change does not seem to be random.
- People want to study whale songs more now.
Difficult words
- whale — a very large sea animalWhales
- complex — not simple and has many parts
- pitch — how high or low a sound is
- discover — find or learn something newdiscovered
- random — not planned or in order
- scientist — a person who studies facts and natureScientists
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Discussion questions
- Would you like to hear whale songs?
- Have you ever heard whale sounds?
- Do you want to learn more about whale songs?
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