One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ...

A study published in Scienc on humpback whale songs has provided remarkable insights into the nature of nonhuman animal communication, revealing a striking similarity between whale songs and human ...

Current Biology (2011). [3] Convergence and divergence of songs suggests ongoing, but annually variable, mixing of humpback whale populations throughout the North Pacific. Scientific Reports (2019).

Humpback whale song, New Caledonia, 2017 Humpback whale songs can last up to 30 minutes. This short clip of a song includes two themes and a variety of different sound elements.

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

A dead humpback whale washed ashore on Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro on Monday afternoon (July 21), prompting ...

Commercial whaling decimated the humpback whale's population in the 19th and 20th centuries. It's recovered thanks to conservation efforts, which can be supported by the data Happywhale generation.

“Humpback whale song is loud and travels far in the ocean,” said marine biologist Rebecca Dunlop, who has studied humpback whales that breed near the Great Barrier Reef for more than two decades.

Whale song is more similar to human language than previously thought, research has found. The study, led by the University of St Andrews, revealed a previously undetected “language-like ...