As few as 7% of male humpback whales in the south Pacific Ocean sire offspring, according to a new study. Photo from Amy Humphries, UnSplash Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population ...

Over 12,000 humpback whales migrate every winter from the frigid surroundings of Alaska into the waters of Hawaii.

"We stared in awe as a baby humpback whale came out of the water, breaching several times. Then, as if showing off, the whale rolled onto its back and began slapping the water with its pectoral ...

Scientists used drones to record hundreds of humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean over several years, revealing “novel insights,” according to a new study. Photo from Will Turner, UnSplash For ...

Two humpback whales were freed of life-threatening entanglements on Wednesday, Jan. 8 and Thursday, Jan. 9 off the coast of Maui in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Trained ...

Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals. Scientists recently conducted a paternity analysis of a ...

“Our humpback whale health database, comprising 11,000 measurements of 8,500 individual whales in the North Pacific, is being used across several projects within the Marine Mammal Research ...

Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male ...