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.

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 ...

As the blue whale's fate was sealed, orcas celebrated with breaches and tail slaps," Naturaliste Charters Whale Watching said in a statement. "This is only the fourth recorded instance of orcas ...

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 ...

Researchers responded to the whale via boat and tied a buoy to its tail in order to collect skin ... officials said. There was no evidence of blunt force trauma or that the animal was hit by ...

An endangered North Atlantic right whale surfaced near ... whales have stocky black bodies, no dorsal fin, short pectoral fins and v-shaped blow holes. Their tails are wide with deep notches ...