How do whales avoid being detected by orcas? Their singing plays a role, study finds
Some baleen whale species are capable of evading orcas — their only known predators — by using stealth-like communication, according to new research. Specifically, the marine mammals can sing at ...
Big mammals with big personalities: Beluga whales are cool | ECOVIEWS
Seeing Beluga whales at the Georgia Aquarium makes me wonder how anyone would want to kill or otherwise harm them.
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Researchers reveal troubling findings about whale lifespans: 'Nobody thinks they're going to survive'
Research has shown that whales can live incredibly long lives. Endangered right whales have lifespans of 130 years or more.
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'Give me the head!' Neuroscientist inspires whale and dolphin research in Brazil
Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose ...
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Humpback Whale Song Follows Zipf’s Law, A Fundamental Law Of Human Language
Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be ...
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Some whales sing low enough to be 'acoustically invisible' to predators: research
New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on ...