Open the Youtube video The ocean is cold and unforgiving. Predators chase prey, males fight for mates, and pods relentlessly ...

Humpback whales may be communicating with humans in a playful way, according to researchers who have been studying the marine mammals' behavior. Researchers from the SETI Institute, a Silicon ...

These whales can grow up to 60 feet long and weigh up to 80,000 pounds, according to Oceana. That being said, it’s no wonder the mammals eat up to 1.5 tons of food per day, as reported by the Alaska ...

One of the most interesting facts about humpback whales is their ability to migrate as far as 16,000 miles in a year. That’s the most for any extant creature in the animal kingdom. They are ...

Whale researchers combined modern-day sightings with 19 th century records and are revealing new information about when and where humpback whales give birth along a busy “humpback highway” off ...

Humpback whales are some of the most intelligent creatures humans have ever had the chance to observe. However, researchers have encountered a bit of a conundrum with these massive sea-bound ...

"Humpback whales live in complex societies, are acoustically diverse, use bubble tools and assist other species being harassed by predators," Sharpe, who is a legacy board member of the Alaska ...

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) continue migration after giving birth in temperate waters in Australia and New Zealand. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025; 12 DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1545526 ...

Humpback whales may be trying to communicate with us, using bubbles. For the first time, scientists from the SETI Institute and UC Davis have documented humpback whales blowing large “vortex bubble ...