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

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

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 ...

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

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

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

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

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

I only managed to get a good view after a month of tracking it. It’s been swimming around in the evening, creating chaos with parking as people try and see it.' ...

The new study challenges the so far considered unique hallmark of the human way of communication. Humpback whale song follows ...