Fluke, or, I know why the winged whale sings
by Christopher Moore · 2003

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Marine behavioral biologist Nate Quinn has spent his entire career trying to decipher the songs of the humpback whales, and one day Nate and his team are shocked by a message they see on a whale's tail and wonder if they have finally unlocked the secret of the whales' language.
FictionWhale soundsHumpback whaleMidlife crisisHuman-animal relationshipsLarge type booksNew York Times reviewedHawaii, fictionFiction, humorous, generalFiction, psychologicalLiterature and fiction (general)