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Humpback whales near Hawaii. Curtsinger says whales seem to be looking him in the eye when he approaches.

And one of the ways they wanted to do it was to put a tracking chip inside one of these humpback whales.

In winter the humpback whales migrate to warmer waters, just as some land animals move to warmer climates.

Two wayward humpback whales have done an about-face and are headed back toward the Pacific Ocean.

Another image includes Melbourne photographer Jason Edwards took what is believed to be the first images of humpback whales mating.

Hippo males fling their faeces; flatworms have penis-jousting contests; and humpback whales sing and leap above the ocean surface.

A new study reveals that, just like humans, humpback whales in the South Pacific follow musical trends that change by the season.

Music mania is sweeping the ocean, and all the young male humpback whales are in on the latest trend.

Male humpback whales combine groans, cries and shrieks into repeated patterns to make up their signature song.

Despite decades of observation, no one has witnessed humpback whales mating.

Buller's albatrosses, Arctic terns, humpback whales and leatherback turtles may all read Earth's magnetic field in the same way.

Humpback whales pass through these waters each year, migrating for the polar feeding grounds.

The IWC was also supposed to answer a request by the Danish government to hunt 50 humpback whales.

A study finds that each year, songs spread from one group of humpback whales to another, moving eastward from Australia to French Polynesia.

California's Monterey Bay has a huge variety of sea life, from tiny shrimp to giant humpback whales.

That's because male humpback whales seek out hulking females as mates, fresh research shows.

After two years, humpback whales 6, 000km away in French Polynesia were singing exactly the same song.

Japan 's decision Friday will save 50 humpback whales that Japanese whalers had planned to catch and kill in Antarctic waters.

It is a breeding ground for humpback whales that migrate from the Antarctic each year.

Under worldwide pressure, Japan has given up plans to include 50 humpback whales in this season's hunt.

Humpback whales hold the world's record for longest mammalian voyage.

Humpback whales, which are found in seas around the world, usually grow to 12-15m.

Where do humpback whales spend the winter?

It's actually about humpback whales.

The hunt will include famed humpback whales for the first time.

Humpback whales live in large groups.

Humpback whales are sometimes called performers of the ocean. This is because they can make impressive movements when they dive.

Humpback whales were hunted so relentlessly during the last century

the complex, haunting utterances of the humpback whales. Toothed species in general

Bryce Flynn, Humpback whales and silver gulls, Massachusetts, USA

Australian Scientists Say Humpback Whales Have Their Own Language

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