The Beauty of the Whale's Song

“I had never heard anything like it... Oh, my God, tears flowed from our cheeks,” Ms. Payne was describing the song of the first male humpback whale she and Dr. Roger Payne, an American conservationist, biologist and cetologist had ever heard. Dr. Roger Payne was the first person to release a vinyl record that introduced the magnificent songs of the humpback whale to the world. The recording spawned an extensive outpouring of wonder and emotion. So intriguing were the whale songs that many liken them to the amazement evoked by gazing at pictures of deep outer space.