And since the world is home to some truly gargantuan whale species (like the blue whale pictured here), the idea that one was behind the “bloop” didn’t seem completely implausible. Still, either a ...

Basically when a whale is blowing through their blowholes, it is to force anything in their airways out. Researchers will often collect whale snot to help monitor the health of the whale and the ocean ...

She played back "amazing, wild sounds," Stafford recalls. "They weren’t bearded seals, they weren't narwhals, so they must be bowhead whales.". A typical bowhead song lasts for between 45 to 90 ...

Entangled juvenile humpback whale rescued by conservation officials and local anglers off the coast of New Zealand, photos show. ‘Precious species’ ...

A humpback whale stays by the side of a whale entangled in fishing gear. He spent more than five hours by her side, swimming below her and raising her to the surface to breathe. Photograph By Dan ...

An adult sperm whale washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week, and according to a necropsy conducted by researchers, it could have been hit by a vessel. According to a Facebook post from the ...

“Humpback whales often exhibit inquisitive, friendly behavior towards boats and human swimmers,” said co-lead author Jodi Frediani, marine wildlife photographer and U.C. Davis Affiliate.

An entangled humpback whale was rescued off the coast of New Zealand thanks to the help of local anglers. The distressed whale — a juvenile measuring more than 25 feet — was first spotted ...

Whales may again swim close to Seacoast shores this summer, after a 2024 breach and boat strike incident off Odiorne Point in Rye that toppled two men into the water and captured a global audience ...

The whale will remain on the beach to naturally decompose. A 53-foot male sperm whale that washed ashore near Seaside was killed by a vessel strike, researchers determined after performing a necropsy.

Trending News: Bowhead whales, denizens of the Arctic Ocean, are revealed as exceptionally long-lived mammals, potentially reaching ages exceeding 200 years. Genetic ...