Case file · Cryptid

The Western Pacific 'biotwang'

In 2014 underwater recorders near the Mariana Trench picked up a strange metallic five-part call, which was widely described as 'unexplained' when published in 2016.

2014 CE · 11.35, 142.20 · status: explained

The account

NOAA scientists concluded it was very likely made by a Bryde's whale, a call type not recognised before.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Bryde's whale
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