Whales are the biggest creatures on Earth. These animals are found in every ocean, but that doesn't make them fish.

Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be ...

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

This statistical rule is called Zipf’s law, and now, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has revealed that humpback whale songs follow the same pattern. In a study published Thursday in the ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something ...

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and structured. The study, which looked at eight years of humpback whale ...

The advisory follows a recent incident on January 6, when a humpback whale was reported entangled in crab gear, and comes after a record high of four whale entanglements in Oregon crab gear in 2024.

It may not look like it, but whales have hair. Some lose it after birth, while others – including the humpback and right whales – have short hairs on their face. Whales give birth to live ...