Drone captures footage of a humpback whale missing its tail fluke — an injury suspected to be from long-term entanglement in fishing gear.

Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible ...

No fluke: Whale without tail spotted off California coast. A gray whale is said to have successfully migrated on an epic 12,000-mile roundtrip from its feeding grounds in Alaska to the breeding ...

A photographer has captured video footage showing a pro surfer attempting an aerial maneuver at the precise moment a whale throws its tail fluke behind the wave.. The surfer is Brianna Cope of ...

Tail-whipping thresher sharks are giving fishermen some thrills on the ocean and plenty of steaks on the grill.

AUSTRALIA (WJW) – A marine biologist was diving off the coast of Perth, Australia, when she discovered a dolphin with fishing line wrapped around its tail. In a video captured by Cindy Joli, the ...

The results from the tail fluke photos showed that the population of humpback whales in the North Pacific increased to a peak estimate of 33,488, give or take 4,455 whales, in 2012.

The whale is still moving freely, but is clearly encumbered with a weight around its tail. One of the rescuers tosses a line in an attempt to dislodge the anchor from the whale’s tail fluke.

The young humpback whale found dead at the Jersey Shore earlier this month was likely killed after hitting a ship or boat, the second known vessel strike to injure the animal since 2022, first ...

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