The foraging strategy may help humpbacks be more resilient to food scarcity, emphasizing the importance of preserving their ...

A man in New Zealand was sunbathing on a pontoon boat when two orcas started swimming around him. He didn’t notice at first, and people were shouting at him from land to get his attention. He is seen ...

Fin, a rescued dog with a nose for adventure, has become a whale watching expert, often sniffing out dolphins and whales ...

Midwinter marks the annual return of humpback whales to Hawaiʻi, swimming down from Alaska to breed in the warmer waters. Tiger sharks start showing up in greater numbers soon thereafter from across ...

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece ...

Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting technique from whales migrating into the area ...

Scientists have discovered a new, much less invasive method for testing whales for pathogens. In the past, scientists needed ...

Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

The biology of Antarctic species is very different; warm things up by just a degree or so, and they could emerge into a very ...

New evidence from Brazil reveals organized whale hunting began thousands of years earlier than previously believed, ...

Once at risk of being wiped out, humpback whales charted a remarkable comeback thanks to their songs. In 1979, National ...