The findings are a window into the rich inner lives of whales – and allow us to check the health of the ocean.
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Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.
A new immersive art installation highlights the effects humans have on ocean ecosystems, and whales in particular.
The most common method used to study animal sounds visually has some known drawbacks. We created a new tool that reveals previously unseen details.
It’s certainly an exciting time to study communication in whales and dolphins.
There’s so much we still don’t know about whales. Here’s 3 amazing new things we’ve learnt about whales lately: how humpback whales have sex and give birth – and how baleen whales sing underwater.
It’s that “whale-y” exciting time of year! Winter is coming. That means we’ll start seeing whale mums and calves moving along Australia’s east and west coasts. We’ve already had a teaser in WA waters.
We’ve noticed a clear trend away from singing as a mating tactic among male humpbacks. But it’s probably a pretty good strategy.
For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.
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Whale Scientist and Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University
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Reader in Biology, University of St Andrews
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Associate Professor in Environmental History, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Southampton
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Professor of Psychology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Professor of Language Evolution, University of Edinburgh
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PhD Candidate in Behavioural Ecology and Bioacoustics, Casual Academic, UNSW
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PhD Candidate, Marine Ecological Research Centre, Southern Cross University