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…
Juvenile gray whale found dead in Willapa River, hunger suspected
A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river…
Whale stranded in the Baltic Sea swims free again. It still faces a tough task
BERLIN — A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast in recent days…
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…
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…
Incredible moment hero whale saves diver from shark by hiding her under fin
Whale biologist Nan Hauser was pushed through the water by a 50,000-pound humpback whale for over 10 minutes…
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…
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…