As he descended, a hulking mass took shape below him. There, at an exceptionally shallow 115 feet, lay the body of a baby gray whale. Whale falls are usually not seen by human divers. Typically ...

Kirsten Freja Young is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology at the University of Exeter and also works as an independent consultant to Greenpeace Research Laboratories. Marion Rossi does not work for ...

A resident population of blue whales has for many years lived in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka, but in recent years sightings of the animals have declined rapidly. With multiple pressures on ...

In July 2024, scientists in Otago, New Zealand, made a stunning discovery: an elusive spade-toothed beaked whale had washed up on the shore. The whale had never been seen in the wild, and finding a ...

Update, Wednesday: Volunteers with Vulcan Towing in Anchorage helped Museum of Alaska director James Grogan extract almost all of the remaining bones from a fin whale on Cook Inlet mudflats on ...

A video of the extraordinary sight captured by the Japanese whale-watcher stunned the internet. The killer whale was spotted off the coast of Japan's volcanic island Hokkaido, reported Dailymail.

A massive dead whale washed onto the North Carolina shore, drawing thousands to a beach 97 years ago. Historians believe “more than 50,000 people from at least six states” flocked to see the ...

The whale washed up alive out of the Atlantic Ocean, but died before help could arrive, the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology at NC State University reports. NPS photo A rarely seen ...

The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), often called the “sea canary” due to its diverse vocalizations, possesses a unique talent among marine mammals – the ability to mimic human speech. This ...

A rarely seen species of whale became stranded alive on a North Carolina island, only to perish before help could arrive, according to researchers. The discovery was made Wednesday, April 23 ...

A new study has found the southern right whale population recovery seems to have recently stalled at a level far below pre-whaling levels. Researchers say they are fearful it might signal the "end ...

THIS is the moment an incredibly rare white killer whale was spotted gliding through the ocean - delighting a wildlife photographer. Scientists say the animal has a "glowing mutation", which ...