Do Whales Really Sing? Do whales really sing? Some baleen
whales, particularly humpback whales and blue whales, produce a
melodic sound known as a whale However, it is important to
understand that whales do not sing as we do as they do not have
vocal cords and to make the sound they do not need to exhale as
we do when we sing. This song changes from season to season, but
again, all the males sing the same one. The purpose of the whale
sing has ranged from reproduction to communication. Whale songs
can last up to thirty minutes and all the males in a pod sing
the same song at the same time.