A rare whale has been spotted close to the shoreline of Boston, directly by the entrance to the harbor. The North Atlantic ...

And even then, the carcass may be frozen in place. They’re called fin whales because of a small, distinct dorsal fin on their otherwise smooth backs down toward the tail. Among the world’s ...

There is excitement and concern for North Atlantic right whale mother and calf spotted in busy shipping lanes.

Bryde’s whales (pronounced BROO-dus) are a type of baleen whale, feeding primarily on plankton and small schooling fish. They ...

To make the identification, biologists need clear photos of the whale’s dorsal fin and the underside of its tail fluke, said Mayfield. Whale advocates and NOAA offer the following tips for ...

This killer whale is named Kinzel because he's got a very distinct sort of K shape to the trailing edge of his dorsal fin. -Kinzel is a young teenager, and he's with his little sister, six-year ...

They could “easily see the telltale hump on the leading edge of the dorsal fin” and got the chance to see the whales’ flukes come out of the water, the group said. As they continued further ...

She said they were 100% certain they were observing a blue whale because of its massive size, small dorsal fin three-quarters of the way down its body, mottled skin and aquamarine coloration under ...

On one occasion, she grabbed the skin under a whale shark’s first dorsal fin as it cruised by. She held on, going ever deeper underwater until, at some point, it occurred to her she’d better ...

A whale found floating dead in Hong Kong waters after two weeks in the area had a new wound to its dorsal fin, sparking a flood of social media anger against sightseers. Fishermen discovered the ...