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Roger Payne

American biologist (1935-2023) · United States · On the map · Died at 88

Roger Searle Payne was an American biologist and environmentalist famous for his 1967 discovery of whale song among humpback whales. Payne later became an important figure in the worldwide campaign to end commercial whaling.

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