Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

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

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

WELLINGTON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- International scientists have found that whale noises and songs share the same structure with human language. The scientists analyzed the groans, moans, whistles, barks, ...

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

From birds travelling non-stop for 11 days, to the incredible feats of caribou, discover some of the longest migrations animals ...

Most of us are familiar with whale song, but new research suggests that the structure of the song - the individual parts that make up the whole - has similarities to human language.

Guests reach Spirit Bear Lodge by flying from Vancouver to the small airport at Bella Bella (scheduled for 90 minutes but it can take longer), then transfering to a boat for a two-hour journey north ...

All known human languages display a surprising pattern: the most frequent word in a language is twice as frequent as the ...

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