Whale song is something we humans listen to when relaxing – but new research has shown that, as a form of communication, it ain't messing around. A new study has found that certain whale species ...

Humpback whale song recording from 2017. Male humpback whales sing long, elaborate songs, which are composed of a variety of sounds strung together in repeated phrases and themes.

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little ...

In Australia’s latest survey of whale populations, humpbacks have been seen migrating north along the eastern coastline in ...

Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are remarkably similar to those seen in human language. While this doesn’t mean the songs convey complex meanings like our ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

Humpback vocalizations, including the complex and wide-ranging “whale song” performed by males, typically have an audio frequency between 80 and 4,000 hertz (Hz).

On the other hand, humpback whale song could be comparable to human music, which also lacks semantic meaning while still adhering to Zipf’s law. But that doesn’t make the study less exciting.

The researchers suggest that, much like human infants, humpback whales might learn their songs by tracking transitional probabilities between elements and using the dips in these probabilities to ...

The humpback whale song is sung only by males, often while hanging vertically in the water with their head down — but we still do not know why. Ongoing research, studies, ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something ...

Humpback Whale Song Follows Zipf’s Law, A Fundamental Law Of Human Language And some whales exhibit Menzerath’s law even more strongly than humans. Rachael Funnell ...