Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water ...

Whale song more similar to human language than previously thought – study - Research has revealed a previously undetected ...

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Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to fear from killer whales, their only known natural ...

New research from the University of Washington finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they’re completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 ...

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Visitors can book a whale-watching boat trip to get up close. However, Bodega Head—part of Sonoma Coast State Park—is one of ...