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

Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be ...

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

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 ...

Peer-reviewed research by Hebrew University and Edinburgh University experts suggests such patterns might also shape sounds ...

"Using insights and methods from how babies learn language allowed us to discover previously undetected structure in whale ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

A whale has been spotted making waves at Britain's top surfing capital in an incredible video that shows it playfully slapping the water with its fin. The humpback was seen by excited witness ...

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and structured. The study, which looked at eight years of humpback whale ...

The advisory follows a recent incident on January 6, when a humpback whale was reported entangled in crab gear, and comes after a record high of four whale entanglements in Oregon crab gear in 2024.