🐳 52 Blue - The Loneliest Whale in the World 🐳

 

52 Blue - The Loneliest Whale in the World

Right now, you may be thinking, 'Whoa, I never knew a whale could ever be lonely AND be called 52 Blue!' Well, it actually is possible. This unique whale was first heard in 1989 by the US Navy, in the North Pacific, with a call measuring 52 hertz (equivalent to G sharp in musical notes), thus the name. Now, you may be thinking, 'Huh, 52 Hz doesn't sound like much.', however this frequency is actually unusually high for a whale call.

As stated before, 52 was first heard way back in 1989 by the US Navy. Even then, numerous people set out in pursuit to find it. The man who actually identified the noise as a whale call (and not a submarine) was 'William Watkins', and he was one of the explorers who decided to discover the whale. Despite hearing the whale's rare call almost annually, he still never accomplished his mission, and died in 2004, without finding the mysterious creature.

Basically, we know practically nothing about this whale, other than the fact that it has a 52 Hz call. It's species, appearance, characteristics, and even size is still unidentified, and the pictures on the internet - even the one that is on this blog post - is thought up with someone's imagination. However, the gender of the whale is known, which is a male. This was concluded with evidence, as only male whales do the singing. However, there are theories about the whale's species. Using the call, researchers were able to identify that the whale is either a Blue Whale or a Fin Whale. 

The search for this elusive whale has continued for over 35 years now, yet scientists have heard regular called in the North Pacific Ocean. A documentary has also been made, called 'The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52' (click for the trailer), which was dedicated to finding the enigmatic animal. The reason that the whale is titled 'the loneliest whale in the world' is because... quite obviously, it is the only whale of it's kind to exist on Earth.

Though 52 Blue has not been sighted yet, it is still an exciting creature to attempt to discover. Maybe it could be sighted in the next decade or so! Anyway, I hope you've enjoyed this post and, unless you are already aware of this information, have learnt new things about this mysterious whale! Click below for my quiz, and post your score in the comments below!

52 Blue - The Loneliest Whale in the World - Quiz