Now, an international, interdisciplinary team of scientists has found that the intricate songs of humpback whales, which can spread rapidly from one population to another, follow the same rule ...

This statistical rule is called Zipf’s law, and now, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has revealed that humpback whale songs follow the same pattern. In a study published Thursday in the ...

Humpback whales are famous for their beautiful, almost eerie songs, their incredible sizes, and their worldwide migration patterns. Massive humpback whale breaching. Image by GUDKOVANDREY via ...

In the icy waters of Antarctica, a gripping spectacle unfolded as a brave duo of humpback whales intervened in a killer whale hunt, leaving spectators awestruck. Humpback Whale via Unsplash. There is ...

Rescuers have freed a humpback whale that was caught up in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. The mammal was spotted by a member of the public being in difficulty at the Invertote salmon ...

Over this past weekend on Jan. 25, individuals volunteered to count Hawaii’s visiting humpback whales for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count on Kauai, Oahu, ...

Over the last few weeks, multiple sightings of the magnificent humpback whale have been reported by people living along the coast. These 15-metre long animals have been spotted in growing numbers ...

Sightings of humpback whales cruising the British coast are rising – and causing debate amongst conservationists researching the cause He’s been leading wildlife expeditions along the North ...

UK wildlife watchers have been treated to an incredible spectacle in the first few weeks of this year as humpback whales make a splash in Britain's waters. The once-endangered whales have been ...

Volunteer rescuers have freed a humpback whale that had become entangled in rope at a Skye salmon farm. The animal was spotted in difficulty at Organic Sea Harvest's Invertote site in the north of ...

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 ...

A whale has been spotted making waves at Britain's top surfing capital in an incredible video that shows it playfully slapping the water with its fin. The humpback was seen by excited witness ...