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

For humpback whales specifically, northern Norway, Greenland and Iceland are hotspots. In the winter in Norway, humpback whales gather in the fjords near Tromso in search of the huge schools of ...

For humpback whales specifically, northern Norway, Greenland and Iceland are hotspots. In the winter in Norway, humpback whales gather in the fjords near Tromso in search of the huge schools of ...

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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 ...

A mother orca is continuing to carry the dead body of her calf that died about two weeks ago, according to the Center for Whale Research. In a Facebook post, the US-based research center said that ...

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Their calving season runs from November through April off the coast of the southeastern U.S. The right whale nicknamed "Check Mark" #3705 was seen with a newborn calf off the coast of Amelia ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green has been ruled out of Monday's home game against the Boston Celtics with a left calf strain, while Stephen Curry is questionable ...