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Sperm whales have their own unique cultures, accents, and potentially a phonetic alphabet. A team from MIT’s…

Toothed whales traded chewing for echolocation to evolve

Dolphins and other toothed whales–or Odontocetes–use their heads to create sounds that help them communicate, navigate,…

The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, but humans have only visited…

When their kin aren’t attacking boats and porpoises or monitoring their large adult sons, some pods…

Baleen whales, including today’s blue, humpback, and fin whales rely on sounds to live in their…

In an environment without light, or where sight is otherwise useless, some creatures have learned to…