Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be ...

A humpback whale appeared to swallow then spit out a kayaker in a viral video filmed off the coast of Chile. But was he actually in any danger?

Language has long been seen as a defining trait of human intelligence. Unlike the communication systems of other species, human language consists of predictable, recurring elements that follow ...

A study published in Scienc on humpback whale songs has provided remarkable insights into the nature of nonhuman animal ...

Whale song, though technically not a language, is organized in a familiar pattern.

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to ...

A key discovery was that whale song follows Zipf’s Law—a principle in human language where the most frequently used words ...

Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, suggesting complex communication patterns.

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly went viral. Last Saturday, Adrián Simancas was ...

The new study challenges the so far considered unique hallmark of the human way of communication. Humpback whale song follows ...