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 ...
This statistical rule is called Zipf’s law, and now, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has revealed that humpback whale songs follow the same pattern. In a study published Thursday in the ...
A kayaker, Adrian Simancas, had a close brush with danger when a humpback whale briefly scooped him into its mouth off the coast of southern Chile. The dramatic incident, which was caught on camera by ...