"Using insights and methods from how babies learn language allowed us to discover previously undetected structure in whale ...

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?

Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and ...

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

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

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

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

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

A humpback whale briefly "swallowed" a kayaker off the coast of Chile last Saturday in an incident that was captured on camera.

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 ...

But it was a whale," he said. "So I didn't have enough time to realize that I was not in danger." Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images These incidents involving humpback whales are rare.

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region. The terrifying moment ...