In French Polynesia, holidaymakers have the unique opportunity to swim with humpback whales — an experience that is on the ...

Humpback whales are typically not found near Miami, but they can be spotted in the waters off South Florida during their ...

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 recently made a “rare” pit stop in the English Channel while migrating south for the winter, photos show.

Charlie Parker, a Kitty Hawk resident, spoke about seeing the humpback just a few weeks after whales could be seen swimming off the shore. “It’s sad, just flat out sad,” Parker said.

The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and spirited cetacean who had become familiar to whale watchers last summer for her acrobatic ...

A slight smell and tire tracks in the sand are all that remain on the beach following the necropsy of a 27-foot-long, at least 19,000-pound juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore.

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The whale was later seen swimming towards the Bay of Fundy ... Photo from the journal Marine Mammal Science A humpback whale was seen using an “unusual hunting technique” off the coast ...