Big news for anyone hoping to one day talk to a whale, and it arrives at the same as another groundbreaking study into whale song that used methods normally used to study human infants.

Whale song exhibits systematic structure. However, until now, there was little evidence that this structure was like that of human language. One of the big challenges in studying non-human ...

Scientists analyzed whale songs recorded in the marine sanctuary between 2015 and 2021 A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after ...

Baleen whales communicate with each other across the expanse of the ocean by singing. Some songs — like those of gray whales and humpbacks — are elaborate and higher-pitched. These songs are ...

making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems. The waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary off central California are rich feeding grounds for ...