When whales set off for their breeding grounds, they generally stop feeding and metabolise the energy stored in their blubber ...

Mark Rowe investigates the surge in whale strandings along Scotland’s coast — a warning sign, scientists say, of deeper ...

While beached whales are not rare in Oregon, it’s uncommon to see healthy whales wash up alive. In a cruel irony, had the ...

The death of a humpback whale on the Oregon Coast earlier this month brought together local residents, scientists and tribal ...

Any way you slice it, whales are fascinating animals. They vary greatly in size and behavior, have rich and deep cognitive and emotional lives, and many can communicate and negotiate their social and ...

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians harvested parts of a humpback whale that beached in Yachats, the first whale ...

Ferry passengers on Scotland's west coast often celebrate spotting wildlife in the waves as they travel between the Hebdrides ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of fish on the planet. They are among the largest animals to have ever lived. Only blue whales, sperm whales, and humpback whales (all mammals) are larger. The ...

Great white sharks have long stood in our collective imagination as the ultimate predator in our oceans. These sizable sharks ...

Marine mammal’s head was buried in Falmouth by scientists for five years after it ended up stranded on a beach ...

This is the spectacular moment a whale leapt from the water in front of a boat carrying tourists in California. The humpback whale shocked the onlookers when it burst out of the sea off the coast of ...