An iconic attribute of humpback whales are not harmful to the animals, according to the Port McNeill-based Marine Education and Research Society (MERS).

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

After being freed, “it began to swim and drive, showing all the great behavior we hope to see in a humpback,” an official ...

Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.

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

Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

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

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

The “fight” club includes right, bowhead, gray and humpback whales ... invisible to killer whales, have developed as a defense mechanism from attack? Killer whales are found in all the ...