prompting the whale to travel further in search of food. The second possible explanation is that the male humpback was looking for love. Typically, humpbacks are loyal to their feeding grounds ...

A bedrock species, humpback whales regulate the food chain through their "poop loop": through consuming krill, humpbacks' nutrient-rich faeces fertilises phytoplankton, a base of the whole marine ...

Newborn humpback whales can measure more than 15 feet from nose to tail fluke and weigh as much as full-grown giraffes. But these hefty calves still need to pack on the pounds quickly to reach ...

A male humpback whale has made ... He also suggested that food scarcity in the region could have played a role in this unusual migration. Every whale has a unique identifier — the underside ...

For the last two months, Orange County waters have served as Southern California’s own humpback hangout. The whales have been following massive schools of anchovies, a typical food source.