She played back "amazing, wild sounds," Stafford recalls. "They weren’t bearded seals, they weren't narwhals, so they must be bowhead whales.". A typical bowhead song lasts for between 45 to 90 ...

Male humpback whales lengthen their songs when exposed to low-frequency sonar, a finding that raises concern about the impact of man-made noise on mar ...

References [1] Post-whaling shift in mating tactics in male humpback whales. Communications Biology (2023). [2] Dynamic Horizontal Cultural Transmission of Humpback Whale Song at the Ocean Basin ...

The songs of humpback whales represent one of the most intriguing examples of non-human cultural transmission, wherein complex vocal sequences are learned, modified and disseminated among ...

When dead whales are left on the beach or floating atop the waves, their carcasses can, in fact, explode due to the build-up ...

Scientists are using advanced AI tools to decode how animals communicate, with projects focused on dolphins, whales, and ...

Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language?

Fascinatingly, humpback whale songs aren’t static—they evolve over time within populations. Each breeding season, small modifications appear in the songs, with new phrases added and others phased out.

Scientists have launched the first global database of animal culture, revealing how species learn, communicate, and pass down traditions.

Researchers from the University of Arizona have launched what they believe is the first open-access catalog of animal ...

You can’t hum while holding your nose. An interesting fact? Debatable, but certainly something you can use to break the ice or perhaps win a bet if you play your cards right. That being said, just one ...