He had also sought advice from authorities on whale behaviour.

But observation of humpback whale behavior has revealed that females actually pay no attention to the males' singing.

Several whale-watching expedition operators now offer space on their boats to researchers, who use the trips to observe whale behavior and to track the population.

Simple observation of whale behavior may be meaningless, he said, because it is not necessarily true that a whale will flee from damaging sounds.

Moreover, two of the whales, after being cut free, became trapped a second time, the first such instance ever recorded by scientists observing whale behavior in the region.

Beyond the song, much of the whale behavior and biology described in Fluke is accurate, or as accurate as I could keep it and not overburden the story.

It's a model yellow submarine worthy of the Beatles, with wheels to turn, periscopes that reveal Lego ocean scenes and a video and book on whale behavior.

There have been very few, short visual observations of right whale behavior in the North Pacific.

The mid-19th century whaling onslaught occurred before there was much scientific interest in whale behavior, and included no scientific observation.

He wasn't when we met, but today he is one of the leading researchers of whales and whale behavior.