New research into the energy use of humpback whales during their annual migrations has found they lose 11,000kg of blubber - which is equivalent to the energy obtained after feeding on 57,000 kg of ...

Humpback whales may look like gentle giants, but each year they undertake nature's most extreme crash diet, shedding around 36% of their mass in less than two months – somehow avoiding the tissue ...

Lismore, Feb 27 (The Conversation): Spanning more octaves than a piano, humpback whales sing powerfully into the vast ocean. These songs are beautifully complex, weaving phrases and themes into ...

A hungry whale is a quiet whale. A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalized less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of ...