The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature ’s photo team.

Whales travel through the ocean, lunging, leaping, and playing, with grace and swiftness that belie their huge size. The ...

In a new study, Cartwright and a team of strandings specialists documented how a “companion whale” tries to help when an individual humpback whale gets entangled in fishing gear. 3:47 ...

How Orcas (Killer Whales) Are Predators of Moose. A YouTube video from BioArk delves into the hunting and killing methods of orcas, specifically their approach to targeting moose. It may sound ...

There are estimated to be about 2,000-3,500 southern right whales in the Australian population, but that is a long way off the estimated pre-whaling numbers of 70,000-160,000.

RICHMOND, Calif. - A dead whale was found along the Point Isabel shoreline in Richmond Friday morning. The mammal is one of more than a dozen whales found dead in the Bay Area this year. Earlier ...

Whales have hair. Although they don’t look furry, whales do have hair, Hodgins says, explaining that some whales and dolphins are born with what look like whiskers on their beaks. These whiskers ...

Why is it important if whales eat plastic? Whale species are already under severe threat. After many years of being hunted — some of which continues to this day — and in an ocean which is getting ...

Humpback whales are already known for complex songs, acoustic variety, and cooperative social structures. But the idea that they may initiate communication with humans voluntarily opens up a new ...

Keep up with The Whale Trail’s events and updates at thewhaletrail.org. Share This. 4 Replies to "'The whales are still here,' but one of their champions has had to move on: ...

Lobster fishermen in northern Cape Breton got an up-close glimpse of a pod of killer whales this week, a sighting that a marine biologist says is on the rise. Content.

Trending News: Bowhead whales, denizens of the Arctic Ocean, are revealed as exceptionally long-lived mammals, potentially reaching ages exceeding 200 years. Genetic ...