popular humpback, those who knew her recalled the spectacular shows she put on for whale watchers last year. The whale had distinctive scarring on its dorsal fin that indicated it may have had ...

hooked dorsal fin,” the NOAA said. They are the world’s second-largest whale species. Seventeen humpback whales and thirty Risso’s dolphins were also seen between the two trips on Jan. 2 ...

two well known survivors of the battle between marine mammals and vessels have been spotted in Australian waters. I'm talking about Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale. Both have ...

The humpback that washed ... the juvenile whale was also the easiest to spot because of its distinctive scarring along its dorsal fin — a harbinger of the mammal’s tragic death.