Across just a few weeks, complex, never-before-heard melodies sung by humpback whales can spread across thousands of kilometres of oceans. These whale songs are sung by males as a way to woo a mate, ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

For tens of millions of years, whales have been a part of the oceans. Because of this, it would be easy to believe that whales evolved from aquatic creatures as the oceans warmed and became more ...

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 ...