#Humpback

Eastern Australian humpback whales reach nearly their full adult size quickly, a new Griffith University–led study has found, as shown by the first contemporary growth curves for this recovering whale population.

Humpback whale mothers may experience grief when their calves die, a rare research observation led by Griffith University and Sea World Foundation has found.

With the help of citizen scientists, researchers studying rare humpback ‘jaw-gaping’ believe the move could be a social display

From PetaPixel: Scientists are Using Tourist Videos to Understand Whales’ Mysterious ‘Gaping Behavior’

The behavior involves whales opening their massive mouths when they’re not eating, and researchers are still working out what it means.

A rescue team on Saturday released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said.

A barge carrying a humpback whale stranded in Germany for weeks has reached Danish waters on its journey to the North Sea.

Timmy the whale has been stranded for around a month in a case that has gripped national attention in Germany

A humpback whale that was freed after becoming stuck for several days in shallow water at a Baltic Sea resort in Germany was stranded again on Saturday after failing to find its way back to the Atlantic Ocean.

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered a recording of humpback whales off the coast of Bermuda in March 1949 buried in their archives, marking the oldest-known recording of whale song.