are classified as "toothed whales" because they have teeth. Baleen whales, on the other hand, have large, comb-like "baleen plates" that are made from the same material as our fingernails.

For humpback whales in the Pacific, their songs may be a solid indicator of the type of food that is swimming nearby. By listening in on their songs from year to year, a team of scientists found ...

Eavesdropping on baleen whale songs in the Pacific Ocean reveals year-to-year variations that track changes in the availability of the species they forage on, reports a new study led by John Ryan ...

Find out how baleen whale feces and urine contribute to the ocean‘s health. The study suggests that these marine mammals are even better at transferring chemical elements from one part of the ...

Plus, whales don’t tend to produce nutrient-rich poop during breeding season, but they do still urinate. Essentially, baleen whales transport nitrogen and phosphorous from their polar feeding ...

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 ...

Example photo of a humpback whale fluke from which identification of individuals is enabled through distinction of fluke shape and coloration. This photo by T. Cheeseman is of the individual most ...

Published today in PLOS One, our new research reveals these baleen whale species’ response to major changes in their ecosystem can be heard in their songs. The six-year study took place in whale ...