From blue whales to prehistoric giants, these are 10 of the largest marine animals to ever exist
The ocean covers about 70% of Earth, and beneath the surface have lived some of the largest and…
Haifa University researchers spot two rare sperm whales off southern coast
Coinciding with International Oceans Day on Monday, researchers from northern Israel’s Haifa University spotted two rare sperm whales…
Sperm whale clicks contain vowel-like patterns similar to human speech
The sound is sharp, spare and strange, a burst of clicks cutting through seawater. For years, researchers treated…
Sperm Whales Use Communication Rules Similar to Human Speech
Sperm whales who excrete ‘floating gold’ or ambergris. Credit: Gabriel Barathieu / CC BY-SA 2.0 Scientists have long…
How the Sperm Whales’ Clicking Sounds Can Keep Them Alive in the Greek Seas
Though sperm whales have survived the enormous pressures of the darkest depths for millions of years, today there’s…
Sperm whales communicate with vowels
AS READERS OF “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” will know, humans are only the third-cleverest species on…