Whales can also help cycle nutrients in the ocean when they disturb the seabed as they feed. Gray whales ( Eschrichtius ...

An incredibly rare albino orca was caught on camera leaping out of the ocean, leaving an impassioned wildlife photographer ...

A rarely seen species of whale became stranded alive on a North Carolina island, only to perish before help could arrive, ...

Learn more about the recent discovery of this spade-toothed whale and what an international research team uncovered about it.

It “would help us make more of a convincing case,” says Rodríguez-Garavito, and a deeper understanding of sperm whale communication could inspire even farther-reaching legal claims.

A humpback whale cruised incognito alongside his vessel ... breach in waters so close to the shore you can see fuzzy outlines of beachgoers and umbrellas in the photo Lee took.

Washington, DC—Japan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a declining demand for whale meat ...

This whale was a female and died just before a rescue team arrived. Experts said the pygmy sperm whales are deep-diving, pelagic animals and are rarely seen due to them spending little time at the ...

Get ready to be amazed by the largest whale shark ever recorded! This gentle giant of the ocean measured an impressive 41.5 ft (12.65 m) in length and weighed an estimated 47,000 lb (21,500 kg).

Blue whale in loreto baja california sur mexico endangered biggest animal in the world. Image via Depositphotos. The colossal jawbone was discovered in marine sediment layers along the coast of Peru ...