Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...

One of the first parts of their analysis involved separating out the sounds made by the calves from all others, including their mothers. They then studied voicings across multiple baby whales ...

Not only are baby whales (obviously ... learn how to use vocalizations and whale sounds loudly and proudly. Moms do play a role in teaching their babies all of these skills, so it's no surprise ...

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

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, suggesting complex communication patterns.