Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery.Scientists now think they have an idea, and it's something not seen in other ...
Source: Christopher Michel, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Whale song is largely considered to be a display of reproductive fitness, akin to the melodies produced by ...
New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on ...
New research reveals older singing male whales are increasingly successful at siring offspring compared to younger males.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Eduardo Mercado III, PhD, a University at Buffalo professor of psychology and a groundbreaking expert on whale song, wasn’t impressed as a young researcher in the 1990s when he first ...
A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of ...
Older male whales are more successful at mating than their younger rivals because they are better singers, suggests new ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Blue whales have changed their songs. It’s the same old tune, but the ...
New research revealed a daily pattern wherein humpback whales move their singing away from shore throughout the day and return to the nearshore in the evening. Humpback whale singing dominates the ...