Sperm whale sounds are 'one of the closest parallels' in the animal kingdom to human language, a new study found. While humpbacks sing hypnotic songs, sperm whales communicate through rhythmic clicks ...

If you had to try to communicate with a sperm whale, you might try to (speaking slowly) talk really slowly. Of course, in the movie "Finding Nemo," Dory was trying to speak with a blue whale. Sperm ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. PORTLAND, Maine — Researchers on Cape Cod, Mass., recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sound ...

They're adorably noisy!

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...