Whale vocalizations are the sounds made by whales to communicate. The word "song" is used in particular to describe the pattern of regular and predictable sounds made by some species of whales in a ...

But blue whales, humpbacks, and fin whales are on the endangered list, and the Northern right whale is just about extinct – only about 350 of them are left on Earth. "That's why every whale ...

Marine biologist Pia Markovic says the mating ritual is more common in southern rights than other whale species. "You could have five whales there or you could have up to 20 whales," she said.

"Previous studies have found similar changes to stress hormones in whales on the opposite side of the Antarctic continent — ...

The aquarium says federal authorities proposed expanding seasonal speed restrictions years ago to protect the whales, but "the untenable delay has put this endangered species at continued risk of ...

While the death of this marine animal is tragic, Barron said the pygmy whale is a very hard species for researchers to study in the ocean and very little is known about them. By studying the whale ...

Whale sharks can grow to 18m in length, but most that visit Ningaloo are juvenile males in the 3–7m range. Still, a creature ...

BOSTON - Scientists are concerned after seeing nearly a quarter of the world's population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales in an unusual and potentially dangerous spot for them.

2024 — Marine researchers have mapped the density of one of the most endangered large whale species worldwide, the North Atlantic right whale, using new data to help avoid right whales' harmful ...