A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of…
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Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale social groups
Humpback whales work together to trap fish by surrounding them with bubblesJenn Dickie/North Coast Cetatean…
‘Living Fossil’ Sharks, Rays and Whale Sharks Get a Lifeline amid Extinction Threat
December 1, 20251 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm‘Living Fossil’ Sharks, Rays and Whale…
What ‘the world’s loneliest whale’ may be telling us about climate change
Almost 40 years ago, deep in the Pacific, a single voice called out a song…
Whale Songs Follow Basic Human Language Rules
For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run…
Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language
Humpback whales in the South PacificTony Wu/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns…
Floating whale carcasses are a problem – can we predict their drift?
Whale remains being eaten by a tiger shark and other scavengers on the seabedLaura Gourgas…
Blue whale mother caught feeding her calf on video for first time ever
The first-ever footage of a blue whale calf suckling, filmed by a snorkeller in East…
Perucetus colossus: An ancient whale claimed the title of heaviest animal ever in 2023
An artist’s impression of Perucetus colossusAlberto Gennari In August, the blue whale was cut down…