Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

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

Learn about one of the ocean's most iconic and captivating creatures in the world, the humpback whale. Read more on the blog.

Dutch scientist Leonie Cornips has become fascinated with how cows communicate. But can this really be called 'language'?

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

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

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

Sightings of humpback whales cruising the British coast are rising – and causing debate amongst conservationists researching the cause He’s been leading wildlife expeditions along the North ...

I only managed to get a good view after a month of tracking it. It’s been swimming around in the evening, creating chaos with parking as people try and see it.' ...

Deep in the Pacific, humans have tracked a mysterious whale’s call for decades—but no other whale ... [+] seems to respond. And now, we might be running out of time to find the source.

An orca calf less than 24 hours old has been spotted in a rare sighting of a newborn killer whale in Western Australia. The animals are regularly seen off Bremer Bay in summer, but calves are ...

QUESTION: Hi Dr Zac, I’ll be the first to admit I spend way too much time scrolling TikTok – lately, my FYP (for you page) is full of people raving about mouth taping. I know nasal breathing ...