Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

Whales, like all mammals, need sleep in order to survive. But they are also air breathers, meaning they cannot become fully unconscious while in the water. There are around 90 different types of whale ...

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

An open-source whale tag that records sound, movement, and environmental data will enable scientists to study and decode ...

WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, sperm whales and other toothed whales produce an array of sounds - to find prey employing a sonar-like system called echolocation ...

Underwater surveys picked up mysterious “bio-twang” sounds from the Mariana Trench in 2014. A new study reveals where the sci-fi-esque noises are coming from. The Mariana Trench lies in the Pacific ...

WHALES ALONG THEIR ENTIRE TRIP. SINCE JANUARY. THE SONG OF THE WHALE SAILBOAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING RIGHT WHALES AS THEY MIGRATE NORTH ALONG THE EAST COAST. ITS CREW NOT ONLY WATCHING THE WHALES, BUT ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...