The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

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A young humpback whale washed ashore in Long Beach on Monday morning — with authorities now working to determine why it died, according to police. “Early this morning, a juvenile humpback ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary undertook the life-saving detangling operations for the whales Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE.

Marine life researchers hope samples taken from a young humpback ... the increased whale mortality rate is something easily observable in the region over just the past few months. “ ...

it's still possible to see humpback whales in the region, especially during the winter months. The book "Marine Mammals of the World" states that humpback whales feed in polar waters and migrate ...