But three years after the first humpback showed up dead off the coast of Virginia Beach in January 2016, scientists at Virginia Beach aquarium think they’ve figured what might be killing the whales.

A “well known” sea creature with a “traumatic past” was spotted feeding off the coast of California. On June 29, Fingers, a ...

The average whale shark measures about 30 feet long, with a mouth stretching nearly 5-feet across. The largest whale sharks ...

Commuters experienced an extraordinary delay when their ferry journey across Sydney Harbour was unexpectedly halted by a pod ...

Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding ...

The largest blue whale ever recorded weighed over 199 tons. Even average-sized blue whales are massive, weighing around 350,000 pounds. That’s about the same as 30 adult male African elephants.

A complex rescue operation unfolded off the coast of Australia after a humpback whale was found tethered to the sea floor. The incident took place near Geraldton — located about 260 miles north ...

Whales continually inspire us with their immense size, complex social structures, and vital role in marine ecosystems. Unfortunately, these gentle giants face many threats today, most of which are ...

A humpback whale tethered to the sea floor by a rope was rescued off the coast of Australia after a local fisherman spotted the animal in distress, video shows.

An entangled humpback whale was rescued off the coast of Australia after being spotted by a local fisherman, officials said. Screengrab from Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia A complex ...

Estimating the amounts of krill or fish consumed by whales has long been an obsession of the proponents of industrial whaling, who argue that these amounts are too large and then use the figures ...