The reading passage and the lecture both discuss the abnormal songs of whales, naming 52-hertz whales. In the reading part, the author mentions that there are several hypotheses which are tried to explain the possible reasons for this unusual song. however, in the listening part, the lecturer challenges what the author states and rebuts the reasons, citing that scientists are flawed to explain it, and it has remained a mystery until now.
To begin with, as mentioned in the article, the author sets forth that the sounds exist because two different species of whales produce the offsprings, combined with two gens. Nevertheless, the speaker refutes the reason asserting that similar hybrids, which are produced because of the mating of two different whales, have their parents’ pattern of migration. however, it was not proved for 52-hertz whales since they have unusual patterns of migration rather than other whale species. Indeed, they migrate alone.
Secondly, the author points out that they might be deaf as humans that when they are born deaf, they cannot produce sounds similar to other humans. Nonetheless, the speaker flatly contradicts the idea and contends that these kinds of whales have high pitch, and its signs are indicated on their physical structure of ears too. they have vocal apparatus like humans, which is not shown any damage. Hence, there is no connection between the deaf and the production of the sounds.
Finally, the author claims that they have not been rare in the past, and they are maybe a new species, which is near to extinction. In contrast, the professor is of the opinion that scientists have listened to those unusual sounds over many decades, and if there were parents for these species, scientists would have noticed it. Actually, they have not been around before, since it is shown recently.
The reading passage and the lecture both discuss the abnormal songs of
whales
, naming
52-hertz
whales
. In the reading part, the
author
mentions that there are several hypotheses which
are tried
to
explain
the possible reasons for this unusual song.
however
, in the listening part, the lecturer challenges what the
author
states and rebuts the reasons, citing that scientists
are flawed
to
explain
it, and it has remained a mystery until
now
.
To
begin
with, as mentioned in the article, the
author
sets forth that the sounds exist
because
two
different
species of
whales
produce the
offsprings
, combined with two gens.
Nevertheless
, the speaker refutes the reason asserting that similar hybrids, which
are produced
because
of the mating of two
different
whales
, have their parents’ pattern of migration.
however
, it was not proved for
52-hertz
whales
since they have unusual patterns of migration
rather
than other
whale
species.
Indeed
, they migrate alone.
Secondly
, the
author
points out that they might be deaf as humans that when they
are born
deaf, they cannot produce sounds similar to other humans. Nonetheless, the speaker
flatly
contradicts the
idea
and contends that these kinds of
whales
have high pitch, and its signs
are indicated
on their physical structure of ears too.
they
have vocal apparatus like humans, which is not shown any damage.
Hence
, there is no
connection between
the deaf and the production of the sounds.
Finally
, the
author
claims that they have not been rare in the past, and they are maybe a new species, which is near to extinction.
In contrast
, the professor is of the opinion that scientists have listened to those unusual sounds over
many
decades, and if there were parents for these species, scientists would have noticed it. Actually, they have not been around
before
, since it
is shown
recently.