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

Most current understanding of whale song comes from well studied species such as humpback, blue and fin whales, for which singing is thought to be a breeding display by males to attract females ...

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and ...

These males migrate to Hawaii and Mexico for the breeding season in winter and ... New Scientist · Humpback whale song fragment 1 Apart from the songs getting longer, Wall has also noticed ...

Humpback whales are renowned for their complex songs, which play a significant role in their social interactions and mating behaviors. Recent research has delved into the nature of these songs ...

Cultural 'revolution' events cause the whales to discard the song and learn a new simpler one Populations of male humpback whales undergo a "cultural revolution" every few years when they change ...

Ocean-bottom seismology stations are designed to monitor earthquakes, and often pick up whale songs. Researchers have previously used these incidental recordings to track fin whale movements, but this ...

That night, as the photo came to life on the computer, he knew his work had paid off. He says he's never seen such a clear photo of mating southern right whales. These whales are an important part of ...