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A video showing a boat captain pulling parasites off a whale's head in a Mexican lagoon went viral. But a behavioral scientist told Insider that removing the parasites could actually hurt the whale.

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making their communication more elaborate and nuanced than previously realized.

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...

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 ...