Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish ...

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

Boaters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea recently happened upon a rare pod of false killer whales, video footage shows. A group of friends were sailing near Tel Aviv, Israel, in the early morning ...

Despite their name, killer whales (orcas) are actually dolphins.

They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be ...

University of Miami researchers with the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science say great whites are like ...

Thousands of gray whales swim past Ventura each year on their southbound and northbound migration On the southbound trip this year, one longtime Southern California count reported fewer whales and ...

Now, we’re perfectly happy going whale watching in Monterey Bay, California, or gawking at gray whales or humpbacks from the Bay Area’s Mendocino headlands. But if you’re interested in going ...

2. Grey whale Often regarded as the friendliest whale in the world. Go to a breeding lagoon in Baja California, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, to scratch and tickle a “friendly” adult or calf ...

Hands while caressing and touching a grey whale. Image via Depositphotos. The recent sighting of a gray whale near Nantucket has captivated the scientific community. Once thought extinct in the ...

The 2023/24 VIEWS Prediction Challenge invites researchers to forecast conflict intensity as a probability distribution, fully accounting for uncertainty to improve decision-making and crisis ...

While you’re most likely to see an orca while whale watching, you also have a good chance of seeing humpbacks, minkes and gray whales. The migratory patterns will vary by species. Humpback ...