A growing body of research is revealing surprisingly human characteristics in sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)—they might have an alphabet and they even employ vowels like humans in their ...
New research from the University of St Andrews and Université de Neuchâtel has uncovered the mechanism that allows sperm whales to sleep in a unique vertical position just under the ocean surface.
In a new study, scientists wanted to find out why sperm whales sometimes release bubbles while they snooze – this is what they found.
New protections for endangered right whales in the North Atlantic would be postponed for nearly a decade under a plan that cleared a key hurdle with the full-throated support of the fishing and ...
An adult orca cruises near the surface of the clear, blue water, holding a large sunfish carcass in its mouth. Seconds later, ...
In two incidents documented in Mexico’s Gulf of California, orcas worked together to blast sunfish into smithereens after ...
Two beluga whales settled into their new home at SeaWorld San Antonio this week following an international relocation mission ...
For sperm whales to live well, they must be heard. Whether diving to forage or chatting at the surface, orsupporting each ...
Southern right whales are the only whale species known to float upside down, and new drone footage suggests the purpose of ...
Mother right whales were captured in a rare video with their bellies up. It could be a sign they need a break.
When a whale exhales, something far stranger than air shoots out of its blowhole at 300 miles per hour. Scientists now ...
As we watch the whales, the whales watch us. Humpbacks are renowned for “mugging” whale watching vessels, coming in close to circle boats and often ogling lifejacketed spectators by pushing their ...
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