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Why Whales Sing by Eduardo Mercado III

Why Whales Sing: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Whales Sing audiobook runs 8.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Eduardo Mercado (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish Why Whales Sing at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.4 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf

686 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Why Whales Sing is an audiobook by Eduardo Mercado III: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Eduardo Mercado, released February 2, 2026, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
Eduardo Mercado
Released
February 2, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781696621182

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why Whales Sing audiobook?

Why Whales Sing runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is the Why Whales Sing audiobook free?

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Who narrates Why Whales Sing?

Why Whales Sing is narrated by Eduardo Mercado.