The groundbreaking research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, set out to determine how flexible killer whales could be in learning unfamiliar sounds. Wikie, a 14-year-old orca in a ...
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 ...
Some baleen whales avoid killer whale attacks by singing songs at deep frequencies that their predators cannot hear.
Learn more about how baleen whales split into two groups — fight or flight — and how these groups determine how loud they sing.
UW students and community members gathered in Kane Hall for a screening of the 2021 documentary Coextinction. WashPIRG hosted ...
Killer whale’s remarkable ability to mimic human sounds revealed Scientists of Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Chile have brought to light their research investigation on the elasticity ...
Male orcas stay with their moms for life, while daughters may spend time away after having calves of their own. Pods often use their unique calls to communicate, but they can meet with other pods ...