Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting technique from whales migrating into the area, and this cultural knowledge may help the population cope as food becomes ...

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Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble netting, and it's helping a Canadian population recover from whaling.

Humpback whales will sometimes use an intricate strategy to catch food called bubble-net feeding. A new study suggests they're spreading the knowledge of how to do it to each other.

In a surprising discovery, a new study reveals that among seven species of baleen whales, only the humpback is capable of the high-performance turns required for its signature bubble-net feeding ...

There are some things that look much different when you change the perspective on how you view them. Humpback whales feeding is one of those things. If you watch them feed from on top of the water, ...

SO EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE SHOWED YOU PICTURES OF HUMPBACK WHALES DOING SOMETHING THAT’S CALLED BUBBLE FEEDING. WELL, HERE IT IS UP CLOSE AND ACTUALLY IN ACTION. A VIEWER SENDING US THIS INCREDIBLE ...

Marine Mammal Research Program/Alaska Whale Foundation/Martin van Aswegen There is a lot that is impressive about the humpback whale, the 40 ton creatures who sing their way through our oceans, on ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that the social spread of group bubble-net feeding among humpback whales is crucial to the success of the population's ongoing recovery. Bubble ...

An infographic presenting the main findings of Nemeth et al. (2025). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Institute of Marine Biology have found new information on baleen whales. On Tuesday, a study was posted that found out ...