Rare video of a sperm whale birth shows female animals working together
NEW YORK (AP) — Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into…
Bowhead whales may hold the key to humans living up to 200 years
The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge…
Older Male Whales More Successful at Mating Because They’re Better Singers, Shows Study
Humpack whale breaching Credit: Opération Cétacés / Claire Bonneville (via SWNS) Older male whales are more successful at…
Indigenous communities in southern Brazil hunted large whales 5,000 years ago
The first clue sits in a museum drawer, not on a windswept Arctic shore. It is a whale…
US looks to roll back shipping rules designed to protect vanishing right whale
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed…
Photographer Sees Whale Dragging 200-Foot Rope And Realizes Something Is Very Wrong
Last month, a wildlife photographer named John Kowitz went on a boat ride off the coast of Kona,…
Fears grow for two orcas left to rot in abandoned zoo as they could be crushed
Two lonely whales are in need of ‘urgent’ attention experts warn the pair, who were left deserted at…
Scientists Hail Record Number of Sightings in January as Auspicious for Endangered Right Whales
– credit, CCS / Photo taken under NOAA permit 25740-02 As the Critically-Endangered North Atlantic right whale continues…
A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of its own. Julie…
Rowing Team’s Breathtaking Face-to-Face with Whale Caught on Film While Crossing Atlantic (WATCH)
SWNS / Get Busy Rowing team Incredible footage shows a team of rowers coming face to face with…
Abandoned zoo closed down leaving two living orca whales to rot to death
Wikie and her son Keijo are the last killer whales living in France and have been left in…
Orca whales put on a show with breaches and tail slapping off Seattle
With breaches and tail slapping, a pod of orcas put on a show near Seattle on Friday. The…