Dwarf Minke Whales Make Star Wars Blaster Noises Underwater

Dwarf Minke Whales Make Star Wars Blaster Noises Underwater

It looks like the lyre bird and its futuristic laser sounds might finally have a challenger: the dwarf minke whale. These lesser-known leviathans might not have vocal chords, but they somehow manage to produce a blaster-like “da-da-da-daaaang”, aptly known as the “Star Wars sound”.

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Whale sounds like a lightsaber #GreatBarrierReef

Listen to the first ever recording of a dwarf minke whale… they sound like lightsabers!Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough starts 30 December on BBC One

Posted by BBC Earth on Friday, December 18, 2015

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