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

Pack-ice killer whales are highly social creatures, communicating through various vocalizations like pulsed calls and whistles. For the first time, researchers have recorded these vocalizations and ...

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

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 ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

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

Imagine hearing a killer whale say "hello" or "goodbye"; it might seem like something taken from a science fiction movie, but this phenomenon is scientifically-backed. A 2018 study showed that ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...

Killer whale’s remarkable ability to mimic human sounds revealed Scientists of Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Chile have brought to light their research investigation on the elasticity ...