During an encounter with J-Pod on Oct. 23, the calf was not seen and is now presumed to be deceased. CENTER FO ...

The new baby, J64, arrived about a week after another calf in the pod was spotted dead in September. Researchers say only ...

One of the world's rarest whale species, the North Atlantic right whale, is showing an encouraging trend of population growth ...

My research shows that the South African population of southern right whales is being squeezed by climate change in the Southern Ocean. Their reproductive slowdown is a clear biological signal of ...

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Drone footage shows a paddleboarder getting too close to film a southern right whale mother and calf, and being nudged away ...

A spectacular sight near the shores of SoCal! Whale watchers aboard the Zodiac Safari vessel, part of the Captain Dave’s Dolphin & Whale Watching Safari fleet, were treated to a rare visit from a ...

How can a creature of such enormous size and long-distance migratory behavior cope with a spine twisted in multiple directions? (Whale shark with the spinal deformity not pictured.) Photo by Jenna ...

Rescuers freed a humpback whale tethered to the seafloor by fishing rope during a “difficult” operation complicated by circling orcas. Photo from the NSRI Rescuers fought to save an entangled humpback ...

You're probably expecting this article to discuss whale oil lubricants in old cars. Really old cars that used tillers and engines that had to be started by hand-spinning a flywheel, and had adorably ...