Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Whales are a group of ...

When sperm whale researcher Rui Prieto shouted “head ramming!” during a routine day of research off the coast of Spain, the ...

A new study reveals 18% of gray whales entering San Francisco Bay die there, highlighting rising risks from hunger and ship ...

Each year, more than 10,000 humpback whales migrate to Hawaii. Here are some interesting facts to know about their behavior and how to best see them on your next trip. ByWill McGough, Contributor.

The humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae) is widely seen as a model success story for wildlife conservation. Prior to the ...

The researchers knew something was off. It was July 2023, and they were on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, tracking a sperm whale, when they came across a larger group: 11 whales, bunched together near ...

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A new study indicates that right whales have extremely long lifespans of 130 years or more, adding to growing evidence of extreme whale longevity. The research draws attention to the plight of North ...

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Oregon’s favorite whales are coming back. Spring Whale Watch Week, an annual whale watching event organized by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, will take place March 21-29 this year, the ...

Imagine you are a blue whale swimming up the California coast, as you do every spring. You are searching for krill in the Santa Barbara Channel, a zone that teems with fish, kelp forests, seagrass ...