Humpback whales appeared to make an early return from migration in February — and one captain in Santa Barbara captured the moment on video, sparking excitement in the marine wildlife online community ...

A dead humpback whale washed ashore along a popular stretch of Newport Beach on Wednesday afternoon, drawing crowds of onlookers and prompting safety warnings as authorities work to determine how the ...

A dead humpback whale who washed ashore in Newport Beach earlier this week was washed back out to sea with the rising tides Thursday night. On Friday morning, scientists located the whale and were ...

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On March 7, 1949, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) were stationed on a boat called the R/V Atlantis that was sailing off the coast of Bermuda. They lowered a primitive ...

Officials say the whale could roll in the surf, posing a danger to beachgoers Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty A 9-foot, 11-ton humpback whale washed ashore in California's Newport Beach ...

It was almost more shocking when the mama nudged her baby to say hi! Simon explained why it was so special seeing the mama whale being so calm with her baby, and how he even got to see her teaching ...

Beachgoers spotted a gnarly, rotting, dead 10-ton whale laying on Newport Beach Wednesday. A video taken at the picturesque Orange County beach shows waves slapping the dark-colored 30-foot marine ...