The Canadian videographer gave new meaning to the phrase, “There’s beauty in randomness,” after a chance encounter with ...

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Scientists are surprised by the increasing presence of humpback whales in the waters off the coast of Great Britain. Experts ...

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.

Humpback whale deaths are commonly attributed to medical issues, vessel strikes, underwater noise and net entanglements.

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A humpback whale was spotted leaping from ... are ways to communicate with other whales—underwater, the splash can be heard for miles." ...

Lines wrapped around a humpback whale in waters in Kahana off West Maui were cut as part of a whale rescue on Jan. 9. Another whale rescue took place on Jan. 8 off Lahaina. Courtesy photo Two ...

A surge in humpback whale sightings reported across the English Channel over the last month has whale watchers puzzled. The Sussex Dolphin Project said the 30-tonne mammals have been spotted from ...