Fred Sharpe is asking Alaskans to listen closely, document their observations and pass them along to him directly.

Lately, Fred Sharpe has been focusing on whale noises that can be heard at the surface. He says they're understudied compared ...

The French behemoths brought their song Flying Whales to new dimensions when they played at Accor Arena on Sunday ...

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A RARE sighting of orcas, also known as killer whales, was recently recorded by scientists off Eleuthera – an encounter that thrilled researchers and renewed concern about the potential effects of ...

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Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal mating call ...

After poring over recordings from sperm whales in the Caribbean, UC Berkeley linguist Gasper Begus had an unlikely breakthrough. According to a new study from Begus and his colleagues with Project ...

In a groundbreaking revelation, researchers have discovered that sperm whales communicate using vowel-like sounds, a characteristic previously thought to be unique to human speech. This study, led by ...

Sperm whales are able to change the frequency characteristics of clicks — to raise, lower or combine both options. This is reminiscent of the tonal differences in human languages. For example, "and" ...

Another humpback whale has been found deceased off the coast of Vancouver Island, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. As Claire Palmer reports, the cause of death is not yet known ...