Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...

Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and potentially shedding light on the evolution of language. Some whales can ...

A study published in Scienc on humpback whale songs has provided remarkable insights into the nature of nonhuman animal communication, revealing a striking similarity between whale songs and human ...

Humpback whales can learn complex songs from other humpback whale populations in a rare cross-cultural exchange, according to researchers at the University of Queensland's School of Veterinary Science ...

The songs of humpback whales represent one of the most intriguing examples of non-human cultural transmission, wherein complex vocal sequences are learned, modified and disseminated among conspecifics ...

The Redwood Region Audubon Society will present a talk titled “What’s Song Got To Do With It? The ‘Mystery’ of Humpback Whale Song” on May 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Six Rivers Masonic Lodge, 251 Bayside Road ...

In a new book called Why Whales Sing, Eduardo Mercado details his life's work to try and understand what whale songs are all about.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Humpback and bowhead whales are the only mammals other than humans thought to progressively change the songs they sing through a process of cultural learning. But maybe the humpbacks ...

Every few years, humpback whales go through a “cultural revolution” and ditch their old song for a newer one. The reason for the change — and why they sing at all — remains a mystery, but a study ...

Programming Note: Watch The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: What Whales Tell Us tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT. About 15 billion miles from where you sit, two 12-inch golden records are hurtling through ...