Some of these works, such as the bowerbird’s nest, are defined in the eyes of their animal beholders. Others have a largely functional purpose, such as mating or feeding, yet manifest in patterns ...

A small international team of marine mammal scientists has found evidence that just 7% of the male humpback whales residing ...

Humpback whale populations have been increasing throughout many of their ranges since a final moratorium on commercial whaling was established in 1985 by the International Whaling Commission, NOAA ...

A humpback whale in the Isles of Scilly "put on a show" for visitors, leaving them in awe. Molly Wates, who lives in West ...

Humpback whales, which can weigh up to 40 tons and live as long as 90 years, live in oceans around the world and travel great distances — as much as 5,000 miles — from feeding grounds to ...

State officials said the body of a whale calf was found on a Maui beach Friday. Courtesy photo State officials were notified Friday morning of a newborn humpback whale calf that was found dead on ...

Footage of humpback whales captured by drones has revealed how the animals manoeuvre their whole bodies when they feed. As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula, one whale ...