A humpback whale that had been thrilling boaters off Newport Beach, Ca., for several days breached for a prolonged period Sunday, revealing that the mammal is hardly free and thriving.

Whale sharks are gentle, filter-feeding giants, but orcas in Mexican waters were documented attacking the animals and devouring their livers. By Jason Bittel Off Baja California in Mexico, a ...

Pictures and videos have revealed new, specialised hunting techniques used by killer whales to attack the world's largest fish, according to scientists. On four occasions caught on video ...

A synthetic bag found inside the intestines of a whale that became stranded in Hong Kong waters is “highly likely” to have resulted in the animal’s death as the piece of rubbish could have ...

New research reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years -- almost twice as long as previously understood. New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales ...

A pod of orcas off the coast of Mexico appears to have learned new skills that help them hunt whale sharks — the world’s largest fish, scientists say. A study published Friday in the journal ...

Killer whales are known as apex predators in the regions they inhabit in each of the Earth's oceans, typically preying on fish, turtles, marine mammals like seals, and even moose. Now, researchers ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about ...

NANTUCKET, Mass. – Two endangered North Atlantic right whales have been spotted off Massachusetts with entanglements that could potentially be life-threatening to the massive mammals.

Scientists in New Zealand have begun a historic dissection of the rarest whale species in the world. The discovery of a male spade-toothed whale—which washed up near the fishing village of ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- An entangled humpback whale was spotted off the coast of Newport Beach, and after an unsuccessful attempt to free the animal, rescue crews say it's a tricky task.