An NOAA report shows that more whales were killed in U.S. waters this year by entanglements than any prior year.

It’s called the Humpback Highway. Each year, from June to the tail end of October, whales make the round-trip journey between their cold, krill-feasting grounds in Antarctica and the balmier reaches ...

Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia Aquarium says the largest whale shark observed was 61.7 feet long. Most ...

International Whale Shark Day is celebrated annually on August 30 to create awareness regarding the conservation of these magnificent animals who dominate the seas with elegance and serenity. Referred ...

Although these huge sea creatures are called ‘whale sharks’, they are not actually whales, but filter-feeding sharks, often referred to as "gentle giants". They are also the world’s largest fish, ...

Prologue -- First encounter -- Whale spotting -- A symphony of moos -- The inside-out tooth -- Mythology -- Melting ice -- Greenland -- Subsistence -- Muktuk -- To ...

These cards introduce young students in grades PreK-2 and English language learners to animals with simple facts on habitats, ...