{"id":326561,"date":"2026-03-16T18:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-from-1949-audio\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:00:41","slug":"oldest-known-whale-song-recording-from-1949-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-from-1949-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldest-known whale song recording from 1949 \u2013 audio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/LDcgoIhMrmw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Oldest-known whale song recording from 1949 \u2013 audio\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LDcgoIhMrmw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>This is a segment of humpback whale audio recorded by scientists aboard the Atlantis cruise 154 near Bermuda in 1949. 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