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Roger Searle Payne (January 29, 1935 – June 10, 2023) was an American biologist and environmentalist famous for his 1967 discovery (with Scott McVay) of whale song among humpback whales. Payne later became an important figure in the worldwide campaign to end commercial whaling.
Jun 14, 2023 · Roger S. Payne, a biologist whose discovery that whales serenade one another prompted him to record their cacophonous repertoire of baying, booming, shrieking, squealing, mooing and...
Roger Payne is an American biologist and environmentalist famous for the 1967 discovery of whale song among humpback whales.
Jun 14, 2023 · Roger Payne, the scientist who spurred a worldwide environmental conservation movement with his discovery that whales could sing, has died. He was 88. Payne made the discovery in 1967 during a research trip to Bermuda in which a Navy engineer provided him with a recording of curious underwater sounds documented while listening for Russian ...
Jun 16, 2023 · Roger Payne, who has died of cancer aged 88, was a vital force in the struggle to “save the whale”. During the 20th century, an estimated 3 million great whales were hunted to...
Jul 27, 2023 · Roger Searle Payne, the biologist who pioneered studies of whale behavior and communication and advocated for their protection, died on 10 June. He was 88. Payne was widely known to both scientists and the public for his groundbreaking discovery of the songs of humpback whales.
Jun 16, 2023 · Witness the powerful narrative of American biologist Roger Payne in his final interview before his passing at 88, where he shares the transformative journey of his research on whale songs. His...
Meet Roger. Roger Payne has studied the behavior of whales since 1967 and is best known for showing that the complex vocalizations humpback whales make are rhythmic repeated patterns and therefore are properly classified as songs.
Jun 15, 2023 · Roger Payne, a biologist who put his ear to the ocean and pioneered the study of whale songs, recording the creatures’ hypnotic, intricately patterned vocalizations — haunting wails, birdlike ...
Jun 16, 2023 · Roger Payne made the discovery in 1967, during a research trip to Bermuda when a Navy engineer provided him with a recording of curious underwater sounds while listening for Russian submarines. Payne identified the haunting tones as songs whales sing to one another.
