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These data exist for many other hunted whale species, such as fin and sei whales, so the new study's methods could provide a framework for similar analyses for those whale species too.

The whale, which marine authorities described as a sei whale, is known for its rapid swimming and preference for deep waters, far from the coast.

The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale, was caught on the ship’s bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries spokesperson Andrea Gomez said.

He and his colleagues carried out experiments using larynxes, or "voice boxes", that had been carefully removed from three carcasses of stranded whales - a minke, a humpback and a sei whale.

Each of the three species create very different noises: humpbacks sing complex songs, minkes quack like ducks, and sei whales create low frequency booms.