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Since 2014, scientists have listened to a unique whale vocalization they call a “biotwang.” The call, which sounds a bit like ...

Baleen whales are often thought of as solitary—islands unto themselves. However, some scientists believe they travel in ...

Baleen whales are often thought of as solitary: islands unto themselves. However, some scientists believe they travel in ...

Aug. 22, 2024 — The largest dataset of cetacean genes ever collated has helped scientists deep dive 'into the blue' to fathom the 'triumph' of baleen whale evolution. The new study explores the ...

A new study offers the first compelling evidence that baleen whales can synchronize their dives despite being many miles apart. “The possibility of acoustically connected whales, which seem to ...

A minke whale that washed up dead on a Jersey Shore beach on Friday had an infectious disease, officials said. The adult male ...

From January to May each year, Qeqertarsuaq Tunua, a large bay on Greenland’s west coast, teems with plankton. Baleen whales come to feast on the bounty, and in 2010, two bowhead whales entered the ...