Like Kim Kardashian, whales have a "vocal fry" which can be used to find prey in deep sea. At that depth, the whales' lungs collapse, so they use air trapped in their nose to communicate.

In baleen whales, arytenoids are large and stiff, forming kind of a ring that can press against the laryngeal cushion. When the whale exhales, this cushion vibrates from the airflow in an ...

Books Received Published: 17 October 1889 The Anatomy of the Humpback Whale Nature 40, 592 (1889) Cite this article ...

THE point raised by Capt. Damant is certainly important. I have not found it possible to conjure up a mental picture of the whale's thorax and lungs compressed to one tenth or less, and it becomes ...

Scientists have long struggled to study how whales produce sound. A new paper in the journal Nature paints the most complete picture yet of how baleen whales produce their iconic, haunting calls.

Scientists discover the anatomy behind the songs of baleen whales By Will Dunham February 21, 20248:38 AM PSTUpdated February 21, 2024 ...