The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

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.

Rescuers have freed a humpback whale that was caught up in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. The mammal was spotted by a member of the public being in difficulty at the Invertote salmon ...

Lines wrapped around a humpback whale in waters in Kahana off West Maui were cut as part of a whale rescue on Jan. 9. Another whale rescue took place on Jan. 8 off Lahaina. Courtesy photo Two ...

Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in fishing lines in separate incidents off Maui. One was a subadult whale with 200 feet of ...

A humpback whale has been filmed splashing around just off the Kent coast, sparking excitement among animal lovers. In a video taken by Kyle Thacker, the majestic beast was spotted from afar ...