Without being able to get into the heads of animals, it’s hard to say for sure. But instances of pig painters, whale crooners ...

A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ...

What better way to track whales than listening in on them? Passive acoustic monitoring, in which microphones are placed underwater to pick up any sounds, has long helped scientists detect the presence ...

Communication isn't rare in nature, but whale song features a statistical complexity that matches human speech, and that is ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...

The finding indicates whale songs could serve as a barometer for their overall health, the study said. ‘It is a window into their lives.’ ...

By Bobby Bascomb Each year, during summer and fall, large groups of baleen whales gather off the coast of California, U.S., ...

Image by Robbie Shade, Humpback_Whale_3 via Wikimedia Commons. Humpback whales are known for their captivating and complex songs performed during the breeding season. Male humpback whales can sing for ...

At times, the song becomes electric, as if vibrating like a motor, as the researchers also described. About two-thirds of the way into the footage, the singing whale even makes a brief appearance, ...

Whale communication via 'whale songs' likely follows a structure similar to that of a human infant learning language. Whale song, a complex and haunting vocalisation, is mainly produced by male ...

Eavesdropping on whale songs over the last six years is providing new information vital to answering questions about these giants of the ocean. The number of whale songs detected is associated ...

These gregarious whales typically travel in pods of two to 10 individuals, but are a bit elusive and difficult to study in the wild. Scientists believe that the tusks are primarily used in ...