In a tale that sounds straight out of a maritime legend, lobster diver Michael Packard found himself inside the mouth of a humpback whale — and lived to tell the story. Nearly three years after ...

The first baby humpback whale of the season has been spotted swimming in the Salish Sea off Washington, photos show. Big Mama ...

SEATTLE — The first humpback calf of the whale watching season was spotted in the Salish Sea earlier this week. The baby, ...

The humpback was first spotted off the coast ... the underside of its tail — that helps in the tracking. “When (whales) dive, they lift their tails, and anyone taking a picture of their ...

Humpback whale calves are now known to be born as far south as Tasmania and New Zealand—932 miles beyond their traditional ...

“Everybody has an emotion when they witness a humpback whale dive, and you see those massive flukes that are over 15 feet (4.6 meters) across, and here's this whale, it’s just lost tha ...

Spotted on May 21 by members of the Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) northeast of Sidney Island in the Haro Strait, the ...

The injured humpback whale was photographed by drone July 23 ... it appeared normal — but when the whale arched its back for a dive, this individual’s injury was immediately apparent ...

By Elizabeth Anne Brown Run-ins with humans are a leading cause of death for humpback whales — and new research may explain why these gentle giants are so vulnerable to collisions with boats and ...