Humpback whales might be some of the most iconic animals in the ocean, but they’re also full of surprises. They don’t just ...

In Australia’s latest survey of whale populations, humpbacks have been seen migrating north along the eastern coastline in ...

Long before ships sailed the oceans or factories hunted whales for oil, humans living near the Bay of Biscay were already ...

University of Exeter. "Mining the deep could mute the songs of sperm whales." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 June 2025. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 06 / 250624044317.htm>.

By 2003, the song sung by whales in Gabon became more elaborate than their counterparts in Madagascar. In 2004, both population song types shared the same themes, with the whales in Gabon’s waters ...

Fin Whale. Image via Depositphotos. Blue Whale The blue whale is a filter feeder, meaning it feeds by taking in water and straining out the small organisms such as krill and small fish through its ...

Behold the awe-inspiring moment a friendly whale decides to say ‘hello’ during a peaceful kayak journey. Watch as this majestic creature of the deep emerges, creating an unforgettable encounter that ...

We analysed Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) data from a fibre optic sensing system deployed on an existing submarine cable located offshore Oregon to characterize fin whale calls. A sequence of ...

The study analyzed 18-25 Hertz (Hz) for fin whale calls, 40-48 Hz for blue whale calls, 63 Hz for ship noise and 800 Hz for wind-generated sounds. Once they had isolated these frequency bands, the ...