In 2014, scientists first heard a unique sound coming from the waters around ... the alien-like sound could be a new call from a baleen whale. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Science In 2014 ...

Professor Coen Elemans from the University of Southern Denmark is among a group of scientists who have been studying how these sounds are made. "There is about 18 species of whales, large baleen ...

“There might be higher frequency sounds that are produced from ocean exploration activities that were never considered a potential problem for baleen whales that need a second look,” said ...

These whales' massive heads and jaws accommodate hundreds of baleen “teeth.” Rights and other baleen-feeding whales use a comblike strainer of baleen plates and bristles to ensnare tiny ...

Baleen whales, known scientifically as Mysticeti, are a fascinating group of marine mammals that have evolved unique feeding mechanisms and adaptations over millions of years. Their fossil record ...

Caption (a) This is a baleen whale and its baleen; (b) baleen plate and a schematic showing orientation; (c) micro-CT and optical images of baleen in transverse section; (d) the hollow medullae ...

Bowheads have the longest baleen (filter-feeding system) of any baleen whale, up to 13 feet long. They use their baleen to filter plankton from the water ...

For instance, humpback whales are filter feeders, meaning they have hundreds of plates of baleen in their mouth instead of teeth. 'But baleen whales do grow teeth in the womb. Those teeth will be ...

while baleen whales make deep, low calls that can travel vast distances across the ocean. Cetaceans generate sounds to not only navigate the ocean and locate prey using echolocation but also identify ...

The marine animals, a type of baleen whale found in the southern hemisphere, have the gift of “extreme longevity,” according to a study published on Dec. 20 in the journal Science Advances and ...