A humpback whale delighted passengers aboard a Washington-based tour boat Tuesday by swimming close to the vessel and appearing to mimic the sounds of its exhaust pipe. The accompanying footage ...

Based on the underwater sounds, the AWI scientists cannot say what the whales are actually communicating and which animals are calling in the winter months: "Possibly, the calls are produced by ...

We've been listening to the great outdoors from the comfort of our homes since the invention of the portable tape recorder.

A mother and baby humpback whale AFP via Getty Images But then, a female humpback named Twain began circling their boat. As scientists played the recorded sounds, Twain began mimicking the noises ...

Singing Cetaceans Male humpback whales are known for producing haunting songs, rhythmic sequences of sounds that can last for hours and be heard 20 miles or 30 kilometers away.

Changing ocean conditions making whale prey scarce are causing the mammals to stop singing, a recent study has found.

Feb. 21, 2024 — The iconic baleen whales, such as the blue, gray and humpback whale, depend on sound for communication in the vast marine environment where they live.

Blue whales are loud. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they are some of the loudest animals ...

A humpback whale breaches west of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) ...

Each year, humpback whales make a lengthy migration from tropical breeding grounds to colder feeding grounds. But researchers recently logged the migration of one whale who had traveled far beyond ...

A dead 25-foot- humpback whale washed up in North Wildwood on July 10, 2022. NORTH WILDWOOD, New Jersey -- Residents in South Jersey woke up to quite a sight Sunday morning.

Singing Cetaceans Male humpback whales are known for producing haunting songs, rhythmic sequences of sounds that can last for hours and be heard 20 miles or 30 kilometers away.