Anything could happen in the next hour,” we were told at the beginning of this week's new run of Winterwatch (BBC2, Tues-Fri, ...

A young humpback whale that died, presumably, after it became trapped in a commercial mussel-farming line off Long Beach, Ca.

These animals don’t frequently wash up on Huntington Beach’s shores. Agencies are looking into the cause of death of the ...

Over the last few weeks, multiple sightings of the magnificent humpback whale have been reported by people living along the coast. These 15-metre long animals have been spotted in growing numbers ...

Over the last few weeks, multiple sightings of the magnificent humpback whale have been reported by people living along the coast. These 15-metre long animals have been spotted in growing numbers at ...

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A beautiful underwater shot of two humpback whales swimming near the surface. Image via Depositphotos Blue whales are known for their lengthy migrations, traveling thousands of miles annually between ...

Not a good look, Massachusetts. Not a good look. Last week, in its final days the Biden administration yanked proposed rules that would have required some ferries to Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard ...

The Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii) is among the poorest understood oceanic mammals. There is a lack of historical and present-day information about population size, habitats ...