Study (Maria) The author writes, “The mysterious grunts and moans of the humpback whale have long captivated humans — so much ...

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

Here is my annual critical ranking of the Super Bowl commercials. This is the pregame edition, with all the available ...

A study finds that whale songs are similar to human speech patterns after breaking down the sound lengths and frequencies used by the mammals.

This suggests that, like humans, whale song is transmitted “culturally”, meaning that whales learn their communication systems from each other. Researchers used methods inspir ...

The new study challenges the so far considered unique hallmark of the human way of communication. Humpback whale song follows ...

Humpback whale – credit Operation CetacesLanguage has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it ...

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A welcome sight Thursday morning: Orcas in the Puget Sound. Experts say there’s one distinct thing people should know about ...

Orcas, like humans, get baby bumps in the early months of pregnancy and grow larger as the pregnancy advances. Researchers ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...