Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

There are five types of killer whale in Antarctica, but only three found in these waters, near the peninsula south of South ...

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COURTESY ED LYMAN /NOAA Trained responder Maria Harvey works to entangle a humpback whale. Federal wildlife officials say two humpback whales were recently freed of life-threatening entanglements in ...

Costa Rica is a top destination for whale watching. This surf town is a convenient, tourist-friendly place to experience the ...

Scuba divers love to share their favorite tips and tales from dive trips. This column highlights some of those. Expedition ...

A humpback whale has been spotted off the Kent coast, sparking fresh excitement for a conservation charity. A wildlife watcher caught just a glimpse of the formerly-endangered mammal on camera near ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In the two months it has been stranded on the Anchorage mudflats, the dead fin whale has engaged Alaskans and non-Alaskans alike, including homeschoolers and Alaska Native ...

“Understanding the function(s) of humpback whale song (e.g., why they sing, what or whom they sing for) is a largely unanswered question, but one that is ripe for exploration through multi ...

Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals. Scientists recently conducted a paternity analysis of a ...

Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do not have offspring — and bad singing might be to blame, new research reveals.

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 ...