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

"Using insights and methods from how babies learn language allowed us to discover previously undetected structure in whale ...

All known human languages display a pattern known as Zipf’s law. Now, researchers have found the same pattern in whale song.

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and ...

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It’s leading researchers to believe that evolutionary ...

Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be ...

Most of us are familiar with whale song, but new research suggests that the structure of the song - the individual parts that ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

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

The advisory follows a recent incident on January 6, when a humpback whale was reported entangled in crab gear, and comes after a record high of four whale entanglements in Oregon crab gear in 2024.

Sightings of humpback whales cruising the British coast are rising – and causing debate amongst conservationists researching the cause ...