Avoiding predators is one of the most important jobs for many members of the animal world. Even ocean giants like baleen whales have something to fear from killer whales, their only known natural ...

New research from the University of Washington finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they’re completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 ...

Koala and Curlew, two endangered female North Atlantic right whales have gone off course, perplexing researchers.

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear.

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...