Whale SongThe deep sings back

Hold a note to sing into the deep. Leave a little silence, and someone far away may answer.

First dive: hold A S D F G H J K L instead of tapping. Make a short phrase, let go, then listen for two seconds.

Gouache deep ocean with sunbeams fading into dark green water A distant pod of three humpback whales in dim water A humpback whale in profile, swimming to the right

El Segundo · below the kelp line

The ocean is listening. Hold a key to begin
Your song · verse 2
Nine low notes

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The ocean's memory

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    Verse two

    On every third phrase, the ocean braids the last three calls into a quiet repeating theme.

    Field noteHumpback whale songs are made of repeated themes. In many populations, songs can change gradually through a season and are shared among whales in the same region.

    Your phrase lengths and ocean theme stay in this browser. When the far whale answers, the ordered notes—never text—join the PointCast keyboard signal once.