Songlines of the deep
Map humpback dialects, cultural transmission, and how song variants spread across ocean basins on yearly timescales.
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Sponsored by Elle Feist
Whale Studies
A long-form Globe Weaver investigation into language evolution and human history — read through the songs, migrations, and dialects of the great whales.
Language as evolution
Compare whale vocal learning to the emergence of human language — phonemic drift, generational hand-off, and convergent invention.
History at sea
Trace human history alongside whales: whaling routes, Indigenous knowledge, and the climate record locked in baleen and bone.
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How to sponsor a project
Special projects like Whale Studies are made possible by sponsors like Elle Feist. To learn how to sponsor a Globe Weaver project — public-interest, education, or in-memory tributes — contact us below or write to sponsor@globeonline.org.