Students were surveying routine bottlenose dolphins on April 26 at the mouth of the Cape Fear River during a field trip when ...

The Earth Day Grey Bruce celebration began with a Water Ceremony featuring Saugeen First Nation Elder Shirley John and the ...

The sighting excites the researchers, but it also sounds alarms. Scientists stunned after whales make extraordinary ...

making belugas especially good at echolocation – using sound to detect prey and communicate. Richard says we should appreciate their uniqueness. “Beluga whales are superbly adapted to live in very ...

Right whales (not to be confused with the Beluga whale, which is also nicknamed 'white whale') are an endangered species of Atlantic whale with fewer than 400 individuals still alive worldwide.

and humpback whales, possess unique characteristics that make them ideal for acoustic mapping. These mammals produce some of the loudest biological sounds on Earth, with calls that can reach 180-190 ...

In the vast, mysterious depths of our oceans, where traditional mapping technologies struggle to reach, scientists have discovered an unexpected ally: whales.

Out in the open water, this friendly beluga whale surprised us with the sweetest hello—swimming up close and asking for pets like a playful pup. Gentle, curious, and totally unforgettable ...

Surprisingly, beluga whales can mimic bird-like whistles and sounds. Their vocal abilities have earned them the nickname “canaries of the sea.” ...

Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas ... spotted far inland in Canada’s St. Lawrence River. Belugas can mimic sounds. They are one of the few whale species capable of mimicking human speech ...

The synchronicity suggests these animals may keep in touch across wide distances. In many instances, whales shorten certain sounds as they grow more frequent, revealing a principle akin to Zipf’s law ...

A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.