Humpback whales travel a record 9,000 miles between Australia and Brazil
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and…
Whale Meat May Help Slow Parkinson’s Disease, Research Indicates
A compound found in abundance in baleen whale meat may help prevent Parkinson’s disease, an incurable brain disorder,…
Scientists are Using Tourist Videos to Understand Whales’ Mysterious ‘Gaping Behavior’
A whale is seen ‘gaping’ | Photo credit: Hannah Pittore via Macquarie University Researchers are using tourist videos…
The Strange Saga of Timmy, the Stranded Humpback Whale
From the shore, under a gray sky, the whale looked like a sliver of rock protruding from the…
Rescuers transport stranded whale by barge to freedom in North Sea
A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was released into…
Record Number of Humpbacks Observed Feeding in ‘Supergroup’ Near South Africa
humpback whales bubble net fishing in Alaska, 2007 – credit, NOAA Two photographers recently set a world record…
Sperm Whales — They’re Just Like Us
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Sperm Whales Speak With a Complex Alphabet and Even Have ‘Vowels,’ Study Finds
Sperm whales: They’re just like us. An international team of researchers, including marine biologists and linguists, reports that…
Marine Animals in the Strait of Hormuz Don’t Get a Ceasefire
As noise levels rise, whales reduce their diving activity—effectively entering a forced fasting period that weakens them over…
Drone Captures First-Ever Footage of ‘Moby Dick’ Whales Headbutting Each Other
Photo credit: Association Tursiops Scientists have captured the first-ever footage of sperm whales headbutting each other, documenting a…
Rescuers try to refloat a stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea
BERLIN (AP) — Rescue teams in northern Germany are working to refloat a humpback whale stranded in shallow…
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…