According to a that analyzed the songs of Australian humpbacks, the whales share an ever-evolving language, like a local dialect, composed of “phrases” joined together to form “themes” that are then arranged to make songs.

Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/humpback-whales-are-increasingly-giving-up-on-singing

As well as good for business and tourism, Ms Millar said the increased numbers were a "win for the ocean", with numbers of humpbacks on the eastern migration now up around 45,000 from an estimated 300 when whaling was first banned.

Source: https://www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/8247249/increased-humpback-numbers-a-welcome-sight-for-merimbulas-sapphire-coastal-adventures/?src=rss

Hishka, who was born in 1845, harpooned humpbacks and gray whales from canoes he carved himself, like other Makah chiefs before him.

Source: https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.5/arts-culture-the-artist-and-the-harpooner