The whales have been heard singing while swimming off Ireland and Scotland from breeding to feeding grounds.
BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporter
Male humpbacks produce complex and structured songs, usually heard in the animals' tropical breeding grounds. Scientists said it could be part of a migratory route thousands of miles long which North Atlantic humpback whales that breed off west Africa and the Caribbean Sea travel each year to reach food-rich colder waters.
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