Migrating bowhead whales swim past tiny coastal villages ... Photo by Scott Haugen Today, few Native hunters utilize the bot fly larva as a staple in their diet. It’s a tradition that has passed by ...

Much of their diet comes from seals ... Then he turned the boat around and we headed back to town for some hot soup. Bowhead whales are named for the massive bony skulls that enable them to ...

A bowhead whale swims through blue water toward ice ... Stable isotope analysis of trace elements within the fossilized bone provided clues about the animal’s diet, migration patterns, and the ancient ...

The bowhead whale is not only one of the world’s longest-living mammals ... with higher averages in captivity. Factors like a balanced diet, mental stimulation, and social environments enhance their ...

ALAMEDA — A dead gray whale was found rolling in the surf off Alameda South Shore Beach, according to the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences. The whale marks the fourth ...

Hess focuses on the hunt for the bowhead whale. He shows us how it feels to stand in an open boat bobbing on a frozen sea, waiting to take a harpoon-gun shot at a creature the size of an 18-wheeler.

A rare juvenile minke whale that had repeatedly been seen stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized Tuesday after officials determined the mammal had little chance for survival. The ...

based Whale and Dolphin Conservation. "They are pretty cosmopolitan in their diet." Still, Michael Fishbach, executive director of the Great Whale Conservancy, said he believes it is rare for ...

"While not the outcome we hoped for, it was in the best interest of this whale," the Marine Mammal Center said Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University ...

WITH RESEARCHERS WHO ARE LOOKING INTO THIS TREND. FOUR OF THE FIVE WHALES FOUND IN THE LAST MONTH ARE GRAY WHALES. AND RIGHT NOW, WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR MIGRATION FROM MEXICO, WHERE THEY ...