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Scientists sound alarm after noticing spike in recurring whale threat off California coast: 'An urgent need for coordinated action'

There are multiple negative impacts. Scientists sound alarm after noticing spike in recurring whale threat off California ...

Female humpback whales may be skipping yearly migration

Research suggests female humpback whales may sometimes be skipping the yearly migration north. These findings have been ...

Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making their communication more elaborate and nuanced than previously realized.
Reuters

For toothed whales, sound production is all in the nose

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, sperm whales and other toothed whales produce an array of sounds - to find prey employing a sonar-like system called echolocation ...
Yahoo

Whales use a sound similar to Kim Kardashian's 'vocal fry' to hunt deep sea prey, say scientists

A montage shows pictures of Kim Kardashian and an orca. Scientists have found that toothed whales can produce a vocal fry, just like Kardashian.Ronald Martinez/Getty Images; iStock / Getty Images Plus ...
Science Daily

Sound reveals giant blue whales dance with the wind to find food

Tracking blue whales by their booming vocalizations, researchers have revealed how these ocean giants find dense aggregations of food. A study by MBARI researchers and their collaborators published ...
CNET

Sprechen sie Whale?

Endangered whales sing in distinct "dialects" in different parts of the world, a discovery made possible by advanced sound-detection technology. Over the last five years, marine scientists developed ...
Yahoo

Sound of Whale Song Signals Antarctic Blue Whales May Be Making a Comeback

A nearly two-decade study of whale songs recorded in the Southern Ocean suggests that blue whales, the largest creatures ever to have roamed the Earth, may be recovering in Antarctica after being ...
Washington Examiner

Sounds cool: Sperm whales use sound to communicate identity, new research reveals

Sperm whales use sound to identify themselves socially in a similar manner to how humans use clothing, a new study revealed. Sperm whales in the Pacific Ocean use sound as a form of “symbolic marking” ...
New Scientist

‘Shazam for whales’ uses AI to track sounds heard in Mariana Trench

A mysterious sound emitted from the depths of the Pacific Ocean has finally been identified as a Bryde’s whale. Now, artificial intelligence is helping researchers track the elusive whale species ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Researchers studying right whale sounds off Massachusetts coast

WHALES ALONG THEIR ENTIRE TRIP. SINCE JANUARY. THE SONG OF THE WHALE SAILBOAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING RIGHT WHALES AS THEY MIGRATE NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST. ITS CREW NOT ONLY WATCHING THE WHALES, BUT ...