To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a study. Underwater acoustic testing with ...

We actually found that these animals are here quite a bit more often than we had realized,” says Will Oestreich, a researcher ...

Whales mistake plastic debris for food due to similar signals. Plastic items mimic squid acoustically, contributing to ...

Stranded humpback whale saved The British Divers Marine Life Rescue was told about the whale on Tuesday afternoon. 4 mins ...

pygmy sperm whales and goose-beaked whales, send out clicks and buzzes from a vocal cord-like structure near their blowholes. These sounds are transmitted to the surrounding water by the bulbous ...

A pair of marine mammal scientists at The University of British Columbia, has found that claims that a lack of access to ...

Plastic waste drifting in the oceans can mislead whales, which use echolocation in deep waters to locate food. Scientific ...

Rescuers say they are hopeful a humpback whale found stranded on the south of Scotland coastline will make a full recovery ...

“He had the most comprehensive database of whale sounds,” Gruber says. They did a pilot study to see if they could design a custom machine learning program capable of spotting familiar ...

Resident Orca review: documentary chronicles the fight to free orca Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut from captivity in the Miami ...