> Why, he asks, do humpbacks sing? And what do their songs mean? Payne says he can’t say: “I would desperately love to know.” "Any good looking females around?

> Why, he asks, do humpbacks sing? And what do their songs mean? Payne says he can’t say: “I would desperately love to know.” "Any good looking females around? I am robust and can protect a family!" "DAE hate the noisy floaters that eat all the fish?" "Oh salty water, you are more salty than usual this day, oh salty water" "I'm tired of barnacles, mom says it's nothing, but they're nasty and they're ruining my life!" "Stop singing nonsense Waldorf, others want to sing too! If I was a few hundred miles closer I would slap you! Shut up shut up shut up!" Joking aside, the songs probably aren't very intellectual. If they were smarter, whalers and fisheries wouldn't be so successful.