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Last year, Ashley Jester came across an unusual old recording. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED SCIENTIST: The date - 7 March 1949. (SOUNDBITE OF WHALE VOCALIZING) RASCOE: She's a ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it's the ...