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Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing
The minke whale is a smaller species of baleen whale Kerstin Meyer/Getty Images Brainwave testing of two young…
Orca – Black & White Gold review: Tense docu-thriller exposes cruel whale trade
Orcas in the Sea of Okhotsk, off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust Orca – Black…
‘Shazam for whales’ uses AI to track sounds heard in Mariana Trench
A Bryde’s whale surfacing for air NOAA Fisheries A mysterious sound emitted from the depths of the Pacific…
If we could talk to whales, what might they say?
A female (top) and male sperm whale Franco Banfi/BIOSPHOTO/Alamy We have known for decades that sperm whales are…
Sperm whale clicks could be the closest thing to a human language yet
Sperm whales seem to communicate with sequences of clicks Amanda Cotton Sperm whale calls are far more complex…
Humpback whales have a specialised larynx for underwater singing
Humpback whales use songs to communicate with each other across the ocean KARIM ILIYA Biologists have figured out…
Perucetus colossus: An ancient whale claimed the title of heaviest animal ever in 2023
An artist’s impression of Perucetus colossus Alberto Gennari In August, the blue whale was cut down to size.…