Humpback whales are already known for complex songs, acoustic variety, and cooperative social structures. But the idea that they may initiate communication with humans voluntarily opens up a new ...

“Humpback whales often exhibit inquisitive, friendly behavior towards boats and human swimmers,” said co-lead author Jodi Frediani, marine wildlife photographer and UC Davis Affiliate, in a statement.

A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis has documented, for the first time, humpback whales producing large bubble rings, like a human smoker blowing ...

Hello Humpback is a new website that allows users to upload their whale watching photos to help track humpback whales off the coast of Newfoundland and reveal part of their stories.

Humpback Whales Can’t See as Well as Scientists Thought, and It Might Explain Why They Keep Getting Tangled in Fishing Gear Despite having big eyes, the whales can’t make out details of ...

Whale researchers combined modern-day sightings with 19 th century records and are revealing new information about when and where humpback whales give birth along a busy “humpback highway” off ...

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are master migrators.Some populations of this baleen whale species travel upwards of 5,000 miles per year from colder waters to feed, towards warmer ...

Adult humpback whales don’t really have predators to look out for, and researchers believe they rely on other senses, including smell, to detect their prey. Unlike their cousins the toothed ...

Humpback whales are now migrating north to their warmer breeding waters — but some of them will give birth as far south as Tasmania, according to new research based on observations from citizen ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing since a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1985. Jupiter resident Mike Lee was plying the azure waters off the coast of Palm Beach County looking ...

There was another dead humpback whale that was spotted floating off the Virginia Beach coast in February 2023. “On the average, four to five humpback whales strand a year along the South ...

Humpback Whale Swallows Kayaker Before Spitting Him Out in Viral Video. A kayaker named Adrián Simancas was swallowed by a humpback whale while off the coast of Chilean Patagonia before ...