Despite the previous belief that these huge cetaceans reproduced in tropical waters after traveling long distances from the ...

Humpback whales are now migrating north to their warmer breeding waters — but some of them will give birth as far south as ...

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 ...

New research reveals that humpback whales are giving birth much farther south than previously thought, raising concerns about ...

Sometimes the calves come during their epic migration, and have to complete the journey in their mother’s slipstream. In fact ...

Humpback whales are massive, intelligent, and social creatures residing in all oceans around the globe. These whales can grow ...

A well-known humpback whale has returned to the waters of the Salish Sea, this time with a new calf in tow. The whale, identified as BCY0324, or “Big Mama,” got her namesake for being the mother of ...

Humpback whales are not always born in tropical waters, new research has shown -- challenging long-held assumptions about their breeding and migration behaviors, while raising new questions for marine ...

Juneau is a refuge for humpback whale moms and their calves, but the sheer number of whale watching boats may be harming them ...

A juvenile humpback whale that beached at Robberg Nature Reserve has been euthanised after rescue efforts failed, despite ...

A new study has compared how migrating humpback whales use two stopover sites along the Queensland coast, finding that one ...

Being in the water with a sleeping humpback is an amazing experience. But even as it slept, this whale was aware of the ...