A young humpback whale that died, presumably, after it became trapped in a commercial mussel-farming line off Long Beach, Ca.

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 humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach ... including some spectacular tail flips in the shadow of the city skyline. “There were a few trips where it would just be tail throwing ...

The People’s Choice winner in Oak Bay’s annual arts event is a whale of a tale featuring a work created by a Greater Victoria ...

Like Loch Ness in Scotland, the Shannon Estuary in Ireland has long been home to a fabled sea monster. Known as a Cathaigh — ...

In the video above, hikers at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida, marveled at the sight of this gigantic gator ...

A wildlife charity has said the number of whale sightings off the Cornish coast has "gone through the roof" in the last few ...

Two humpback whales were rescued in separate incidents by disentangling them from lines in waters off Maui at the Hawaiian ...

COURTESY ED LYMAN /NOAA Trained responder Maria Harvey works to entangle a humpback whale. Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in ...

In the wake of the tragic discovery of the young, popular humpback, those who knew her recalled the spectacular shows she put on for whale watchers last year. “It would do those tail-throwing ...