Whale song is something we humans listen to when ... Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be investigated for ...

The researchers suggest that, much like human infants, humpback whales might learn their songs by tracking transitional probabilities between elements and using the dips in these probabilities to ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something ...

The research team, composed of linguists, developmental scientists, marine biologists, and behavioral ecologists, analyzed eight years of humpback whale song data collected in New Caledonia ...

Meanwhile, new unrelated research in Science further investigates whale song’s adherence to a universal linguistic law, as observed in recordings of humpback whales. Natural selection favors the ...

A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ...

By comparison, blue and fin whale song rose primarily during the years where krill was more plentiful. The increase of humpback whale songs is also consistent with their ability to switch between ...

The researchers saw large year-to-year variations in whale song detection. The amount of humpback whale song continually increased, with their songs being detected on 34% of days at the beginning ...

The researchers saw large year-to-year variations in whale song detection. The amount of humpback whale song continually increased, with their songs being detected on 34% of days at the beginning ...

Unlike blue whales, humpback whales can also eat anchovies ... their silence signals trouble. A whale has no energy for song “if it’s harder to gather the food resources it needs to sustain ...

A humpback whale slaps its tail on the surface of the water in this photo taken from the beach at Haycraft Park in Maalaea. The Maui News archive / Matthew Thayer Nearly 500 volunteers gathering ...