No dorsal fin. V-shaped blow. Almost extinct. Right Whale Day brings a rare species into focus — before it’s too late.

What is known is that they have a relatively stable supply of deep-swimming cartilaginous fish — such as sharks or rays — ...

Galway PhD student Seán O’Callaghan develops a novel method for identifying sperm whales using aerial photographs.

A pair of Bryde’s whales were recently spotted off the coast of Thailand, delighting conservation officials. The large marine ...

About 100 of the whales have been spotted in the Gulf of Thailand, according to the Bangkok Post. Bryde’s whales are considered medium size, reaching lengths between 42 and 49 feet, according to the ...

Rarely seen Bryde’s whales were recently recorded off the coast of Thailand, video footage shows. Screengrab from the Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation A pair of ...

they’re also hunted by polar bears and orcas – also known as killer whales. Belugas lack the dorsal fin that stands up from the back of many whales – think of orcas’ tall, upright fins. These fins ...

A dead Longman’s beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus), identified as a pregnant female, was found beached along the shoreline ...