Scientists are trying to decode why humpback whales can be observed hanging around with their mouth open, with no apparent ...

There are few things more exciting than seeing one of Earth’s majestic creatures in their own habitat and posting it on social media for all to enjoy. Some animals are easier to find than others, with ...

In a remarkable encounter, human scientists at Whale-SETI had what they describe as a "conversation" with a humpback whale ...

What they had stumbled into off the coast of South Africa was a gathering of 304 individual humpback whales — a confirmed ...

Whale photographer Jodi Frediani captured the moment with her camera from another boat nearby in the waters near Monterey Bay, California A boat full of whale watchers got a spectacular view when a ...

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Individual krill are small, but humpback whales consume huge quantities of them. (Photo credit: National Marine Sanctuaries) Humpback whale surface feeding. (Photo by Logan Pallin) UCSC postdoc Logan ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

She was one of the Big Apple’s hottest young rising stars — and she was tragically lost too soon. The humpback that washed up dead in Long Beach this week has been identified as NYC0393, a playful and ...

The resurgence in humpback whale populations over the past five decades is hailed as one of the great success stories of global conservation. And right now, the federal Department of Agriculture, ...