Loneliest whale in the world

52 Hertz Whale, loneliest whale in the world.

According to this article, a 52 Hertz whale, the loneliest whale in the world, has been traveling the world alone. For decades, scientists have been tracking this whale, with interest to it's song. This whale sings a frequency like no other whale in the world. Most whales sing at frequencies between 15-12 Hertz, much lower than that of the loneliest whale who sings at a frequency of 52 Hertz. No other whales can hear his cries. He sings alone and travels the world alone. Whale biologists have proposed that this could be the last whale of a different species, or possibly a whale hybrid. His voice has deepened since 1992, so there is a possibilty that he is maturing. He has been traveling and singing alone for 20 years, since he was discovered off the Aleutians and Kodiak Island. Although he might be lonely, 52 Hertz is also healthy. Said by Dr. Kate Stafford, "The fact that this individual has been capable of existing in that harsh environment [for so many years] indicates there is nothing wrong with it," a researcher at the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle. Despite being lonely for the last 20 years of his existence, he still sings.