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

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

A collision with an ocean vessel may have been what killed a humpback ... whale that washed ashore in Huntington Beach last week, according to officials with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. The ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...

A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel until its slick black body shot out of the ocean like a rocket before belly flopping in a spectacular breach in waters so close to the ...

Currently, it is estimated that there are around 84,000 humpbacks living in the wild with the IUCN, the leading body ... the full migration south to breed,' says Dr Sparling. Humpback Whales ...

A humpback whale has been spotted off the Kent coast, sparking excitement for a conservation charity. A wildlife watcher caught a glimpse of the formerly-endangered mammal on camera near Deal and ...

Bex Allen from Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said monthly surveys show an increased number of humpback whales which she called "one of the greatest recovery stories". Whaling had reduced the humpback ...

Lines wrapped around a humpback ... humpback whale off of Kahana in West Maui. This animal also had a mouth entanglement with three tight wraps of heavier gauge lines around the body and even ...

A young dead female humpback whale washed ashore in Huntington Beach early Saturday morning. The 20-foot whale washed up at around 5:30 a.m. around lifeguard tower #5, just south of the pier ...