Global Screen prepares to show the first scene from animated feature “The Last Whale Singer” to buyers at a screening at the ...

The whales that travel in groups and are more likely to fight a killer whale, include right, bowhead, grey and humpback, ...

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

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It’s leading researchers to believe that evolutionary ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The English language is full of wond ...

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

A new study reveals that whale song and human languages share features that make them easier to learn. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for their complex songs. New research ...

Lonely Bay of Fundy orca may help researchers understand species ... But he and others warn that breaking down whale song in this way is not like breaking down a sentence into words — in other ...

Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are remarkably similar to those seen in human language. While this doesn’t mean the songs convey complex meanings like our ...

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 ...

Recent findings used wildlife forensics and citizen science data to provide the first confirmed evidence of killer whale ...