Moby Dick Energy: A Moby Dick Podcast

Chapter 32: "Cetology"


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Talia talks to Lisa Munger, a marine biologist specializing in marine biological acoustics, about the legendary Chapter 32, "Cetology," featuring Ishmael's frankly bizarre, wonderful and inaccurate taxonomy of whales. We go into detail about whales from the Sulphur-Bottom to the Huzza Porpoise, discuss why common names are useless, talk about Lisa's adventures tracking whales on the Bering Sea, and listen to the song of the humpback. 

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Moby Dick Energy: A Moby Dick PodcastBy Talia Lavin

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