Humpback whales alter song pitch to avoid overlap with nearby singers, revealing flexible and responsive vocal behavior.

The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, said ...

Biological matter left behind in the water allows us to follow these animals without ever setting eyes on them.

Blue whale calves enter the world already the size of a bus, yet they still face danger. A hungry killer whale sees a slow, ...

Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution quickly identified the recording as belong to a humpback whale. Aran Mooney / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution “Side one of record twelve.

After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of its own. Julie Albert, director of the Right Whale Sighting Network at Blue World Research Institute, a nonprofit, first ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. PORTLAND, Maine — One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent ...