Aerial drone footage shows the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) missing its iconic lobed fluke, which is responsible for propulsion while swimming. Taken by Eric Guth under NMFS permit # 24359 ...

A group of whale watchers from shore spotted the whale and reported it on April 8. A team led by NOAA Fisheries responded.

A massive gang of over 60 orcas was seen brutalizing an endangered pygmy blue whale off the coast of Western Australia by a ...

First with whalers and now with whale watchers, Southeast Alaska has ... clean and swallow hundreds of pounds of fish down throats no larger in diameter than a grapefruit. This is how it all ...

She has yet to be able to get a look at the whale's tail flukes, she said, which are unique to each whale and could provide some history on the animal. "The weather's been extremely challenging, and ...

A 36-foot emaciated sea creature washed up on a California beach, and now researchers want to know how it died. On March 29, ...