"Using insights and methods from how babies learn language allowed us to discover previously undetected structure in whale ...

Cornips believed that cows possessed the intellect and social behaviours to be useful research subjects for linguists. As a ...

There is excitement and concern for North Atlantic right whale mother and calf spotted in busy shipping lanes.

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It’s leading researchers to believe that evolutionary ...

Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, suggesting complex communication patterns.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales — those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton diet from the water ...

Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.

Dutch scientist Leonie Cornips has become fascinated with how cows communicate. But can this really be called 'language'?

The animal’s dorsal fin was still floppy, indicating it was less than 24 hours old, according to news reports.