Out in the open water, this friendly beluga whale surprised us with the sweetest hello—swimming up close and asking for pets like a playful pup. Gentle, curious, and totally unforgettable ...

Katy Perry launches into space with all-female crew on Blue Origin rocket Pop star Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to Earth on ...

A 25-foot grey whale was found dead near Huntington Beach Pier, prompting an investigation. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center is conducting a necropsy to determine the cause of death. The adult female ...

A dead gray whale measuring about 50 feet in length washed up on the shore in Huntington Beach Friday afternoon, the city’s fire department Marine Safety Division said in a social media post on ...

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay ...

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SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A rare sighting along the Gulf Coast on Saturday as two endangered North Atlantic Right Whales were spotted and reported to Oceana. This is only the fifth time ...

VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. — There’s new hope in the J Pod of endangered Southern Resident orca whales. A new calf has arrived! On Apr. 6, Center for Whale Research biologist Mark Malleson spotted ...

A rare juvenile minke whale that had repeatedly been seen stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized Tuesday after officials determined the mammal had little chance for survival. The ...

A critically endangered killer whale group has welcomed a new calf after it was spotted for the first time near Washington. The Southern Resident killer whale baby was discovered April 6 in the ...

The whales, named Koala and Curlew, “appear to be in good health,” officials says. However, they face dangers from potentially deadly boat strikes due to being close to shore at a tourism hot ...