This very lucky swimmer had slipped into the water near a mother humpback and her newborn baby, hoping for a close look and a few photographs. The whale pushes her baby to the surface for its ...

A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn’s carcass in waters off Victoria. The Center for Whale Research says in a ...

The first mother-calf pair in South Carolina waters this season was spotted in November 2024, The Post and Courier previously reported. One of the greatest threats to these whales doesn't lurk in ...

J35, also known as Tahlequah, is seen pushing her dead calf, J61, near Seattle, Wash., on Jan. 1. (NOAA Fisheries) The post detailing the sighting says observers "were not seeing much of the ...

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.

I have never seen a mother and calf travel with another whale," Albert said. "It will be interesting to see if one or both give birth and still be together." 📸 Amazing video of humpback whale ...

"In my 26 years of doing this, I have never seen a mother and calf travel with another whale," Albert said. "It will be interesting to see if one or both give birth and still be together." ...

Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in fishing lines in separate incidents off Maui. One was a subadult whale with 200 feet of ...

NOAA Fisheries West Coast An orca whale mother has kept her dead calf by her side for at least 11 days. Tahlequah (who is also known as her alpha-numeric designation, J35) previously made ...

by Karina Vargas, KOMO News Reporter TOPICS: SEATTLE — The mother ... deceased calf for at least 11 days, drawing attention to the critically endangered southern resident killer whales.

J62 is doing well, said Michael Weiss, research director for the Center for Whale Research, who also confirmed the mother is J41. Both mother and calf appeared to be doing fine, Weiss said.