Tongan whale watcher operators accuse foreign businesses of rule breaking
Tonga is one of the few places in the world where tourists can swim with humpback whales bringing…
Whale sinks yacht in South Pacific, sailors rescued alive 18 hours later
A sperm whale cracked the hull of a yacht sailing in the remote South Pacific, forcing four sailors…
Two more beluga whales die at Chicago aquarium
CHICAGO (AP) — Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, including one that was rehomed…
These Whale Calls Appear to Break Physics, but the Truth Is Even Weirder
While tracking whale calls near Massachusetts, oceanographer John Spiesberger noticed that the software he was using was clocking…
Finches use the same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds
Human language, with its grammar and predictability, has long been assumed to be unique. But an international team…
Girl, 10, helps save stranded humpback whale at K’gari
A young girl’s quick thinking has helped save a stranded humpback whale, after it became stuck in shallow…
Operation Beluga — or how a Soviet ice breaker played music to thousands of ice-trapped whales to save them from starving
Credit: Library of Congress collection. The Soviet Union now belongs largely to memory and history books, and many…
Blowing Bubbles Allows Sperm Whales to Sleep Soundly Beneath the Waves, Reveals Study
Resting sperm whales – Credit: Stéphane Granzotto / SWNS New research shows that blowing bubbles helps sperm whales…
Soon-to-be-extinct killer whales spotted off Irish coast in Donegal Bay
John Coe and Aquarius, two male killer whales of a soon-to-be-extinct group, have been recently sighted Killer whales…
Nearly 300 humpback whales were seen in a rare ‘supergroup’ that shows their recovery
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they…
Scientists Discover a 5-Million-Year-Old Whale Graveyard Deep Beneath the Indian Ocean
Deep beneath the Indian Ocean, researchers found an ancient whale graveyard filled with fossils and active ecosystems. Credit:…
Wild drone footage capture great white feeding frenzy off California coast
A gruesome underwater buffet drew a pack of hungry sharks to California’s central coast Friday, where drone footage…