Technically, aren't the sounds made by whales done so underwater, & as such, the measurements of them may be affected by environment? Shouldn't we account for assuming a non-land environment for the AP of their sound manipulation?
A species with a similar issue is the
aphelidae .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpheidae#Snapping_effect
"The animal snaps a specialized claw shut to create a
cavitatio bubble that generates
acoustic pressures of up to 80
kPa at a distance of 4 cm from the claw. As it extends out from the claw, the bubble reaches speeds of 100 km/h (62 mph) and releases a sound reaching 218 decibels. The pressure is strong enough to kill small fish. It corresponds to a zero to peak
pressure level of 218
decibels relative to one
micropascal (dB re 1 ╬╝Pa), equivalent to a zero to peak source level of 190 dB re 1 ╬╝Pa at the standard reference distance of 1 m. Au and Banks measured
peak to peak source levels between 185 and 190 dB re 1 ╬╝Pa at 1 m, depending on the size of the claw. Similar values are reported by Ferguson and Cleary. The duration of the click is less than 1
millisecond.
The snap can also produce
sonoluminescence from the collapsing
cavitatio bubble. As it collapses, the cavitation bubble reaches temperatures of over 5,000 K (4,700 ┬░C).
[16] In comparison, the surface temperature of the
su is estimated to be around 5,800 K (5,500 ┬░C). The light is of lower intensity than the light produced by typical sonoluminescence and is not visible to the
naked eye. It is most likely a by-product of the shock wave with no biological significance. However, it was the first known instance of an animal producing light by this effect. It has subsequently been discovered that another group of crustaceans, the
mantis shrimp, contains species whose club-like forelimbs can strike so quickly and with such force as to induce sonoluminescent cavitation bubbles upon impact."
Another interesting species of shrimp:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp#Eyes
"The mantis shrimp has one of the most elaborate visual systems ever discovered. Compared to the three types of colour-receptive cones that humans possess in their eyes, the eyes of a mantis shrimp carry 16 types of colour receptive cones. Furthermore, some of these shrimp can tune the sensitivity of their long-wavelength vision to adapt to their environment. This phenomenon, known as "spectral tuning", is species-specific."
I don't even like shrimp, but things like this sometimes make me question using the term as an insult, lol.