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

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

I only managed to get a good view after a month of tracking it. It’s been swimming around in the evening, creating chaos with parking as people try and see it.' ...

Learn about one of the ocean's most iconic and captivating creatures in the world, the humpback whale. Read more on the blog.

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 ...

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 ...

UK wildlife watchers have been treated to an incredible spectacle in the first few weeks of this year as humpback whales make a splash in Britain's waters. The once-endangered whales have been ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary undertook the life-saving detangling operations for the whales Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

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 ...

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.