Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to fear from killer whales, their only known natural ...

Whales use moans, snores, chirps and cries that are known as whale song. And now, a new study has found that whale song is ...

Researchers have discovered these creatures, which include the blue whale, have unusual structures in their larynx that ...

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

Infrasonic sounds are sound waves with frequencies lower than 20 Hz, which is below the range of human hearing.

Discover 10 lesser-known facts about the blue whale, the largest animal on Earth. Learn about its diet, communication, ...

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

Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they sing.

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...