just like in human languages.” A second study looked at recordings of New Caledonian humpback whales across a seven-year period to determine if they contained patterns that followed Zipfian ...

In this aerial photo provided by The Whale Museum taken near an island off the coast of Washington state, on July 23, 2024, shows a humpback whale that is missing its tail. Experts believe the ...

from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Humpback whales have exhibited curiosity before. Last year, a humpback whale became fast friends with Skipper, the Australian ...

Humpback whales, despite their gargantuan size, eat very small prey like krill and plankton. To sustain their massive bodies, however, they must consume a lot of this food — up to 3,000 pounds ...