Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

The whales that travel in groups and are more likely to fight a killer whale, include right, bowhead, grey and humpback, while those that travel solo and are more prone to flight include blue, fin, ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they sing.

Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...

The "fight" club includes right, bowhead ... Branch, Most "flight" baleen whale species are acoustically cryptic to killer whales, unlike "fight" species, Marine Mammal Science (2025).

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water ...

The “fight” club includes right, bowhead ... sounds move through the ocean to predict which whale populations can be easily heard by killer whales. It turns out the calls of flight species ...