Differently to humans, whales can sing while holding their breath. 4. Why can human activity interrupt whale communication? The frequency of whale song overlaps with the noise that ships produce.

From communication to navigation, whale songs are a vital part of life in the deep. Let’s explore why whales sing and how ...

Humpback Whales Sing the Way Humans Speak. The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.

Baleen whales sing more when there is an abundant supply of food, according to a new study. The study, published Feb. 26 in the journal PLOS One, indicates the marine giants’ vocalizations can ...

These patterns provided the first indications that the singing behaviour by whales may be closely related to the food available. Remarkably, whale song is an indicator of forage availability.

New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if they are more likely to fight or flee from a predator. Killer whales ...

Some whales sing low enough to be ’acoustically invisible’ to killer whales: research Back to video. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or ...

Prof. Branch said most killer whales have poor hearing below 1500 Hz and can’t hear at all below 100 Hz. He found only 24 per cent of flight species call above 1500 Hz, and generally very ...

Some baleen whale species sing at frequencies below 100 hertz, making their calls undetectable to killer whales, which cannot hear such low frequencies. These species, including blue, ...

New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if they are more likely to fight or flee from a predator. Killer ...

New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on if they are more likely to fight or flee from a predator. Updated ...