Maybe the story of the orca mom and her dead calf spoke to me when it made headlines six years ago, because I was swimming ...

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

“He released a shimmering trail of tiny microbubbles from his plumage, coating himself with a lubricating layer of air to cut ...

What’s more, the discovery didn’t end there. The team soon realized that this majestic albino mother humpback whale was not alone; she had her calf swimming alongside her. The gentle giants had ...

So she and her team are using tools to listen for whales underwater, which can happen no matter ... North Atlantic right whale #2413 (Nauset) and her 2025 calf. They are the first identified mom/calf ...

Footage of humpback whales captured by drones ... BBC what she says is the first drone footage of a mother-calf pair of southern right whales off the coast of South Georgia.

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearl ...

“As with last time, I think it’s enough to recognize how strong the mother-calf bond is in killer whales (among the strongest social relationships in any animal), and to see that she is clearly not ...

the mother orca famous for carrying her dead calf on her back in 2018, lost another calf on New Year’s Eve this year, prompting an outpour of mourning and support. The Center of Whale Research ...

observing researchers noted unusual unspecified behaviors by mother and calf that led them to worry for the young whale’s health. “Early life is always dangerous for new calves, with a very ...