Cetaceans can be split into two main types: baleen whales (which have a sieve-like structure within their mouth to catch tiny fish when they take a gulp of water) and toothed whales (which eat prey ...

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Princess Beatrice received a card from her stepson, Christopher “Wolfie” Woolf, for Mothering Sunday in the U.K. that ...

A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according ...

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The Mediterranean Sea is home to some of the ocean's largest animals. Among the nine species of cetaceans commonly found along its western shores are the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus, the world's ...

Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help scientists understand how the animals communicate.