Reports of blue whales going silent off California don't reflect the findings of a recent study.

A sharp decline in blue whale vocalisations has raised alarms among scientists monitoring the Pacific Ocean’s health. Using specialised hydrophones, researchers found whale calls dropped nearly 40% ...

The sound of the blue whale’s singing has decreased off the coast of California, frightening scientists who believe it is an indication of greater ecosystem danger. Scientists tracked the auditory ...

Blue whale calves and births have seldom been documented. A new study may help unravel the mystery. Photo from NOAA Fisheries Service Despite being members of the largest species on the planet, young ...

The waters of the West Coast are falling silent. Somewhere deep in the Pacific, off the sunset-lit cliffs of Big Sur and the fog-wrapped bluffs of Mendocino, the largest animal ever known to live on ...

Changing ocean conditions making whale prey scarce are causing the mammals to stop singing, a recent Monterey Bay study found. Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Cascadia ...

The study was co-authored by scientists from Curtin University, Flinders University and the Center for Whale Research (WA). The diving behaviors were tracked during the whales' northern migration ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Each year, during summer and fall, large groups of baleen whales gather off the coast of California, U.S., to feast on krill and fish before ...

Whales sing more when they have a proximity to food, according to a new study by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Photo from Chinh le Duc, UnSplash Baleen whales sing more when there is ...