Wildlife experts, enthusiasts and volunteers will be holding public surveys everyday between 26 July and 3 August as part of ...

Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans.

Cetacean species like whales and dolphins have been described musically throughout history. The Delphinus constellation is named for a Greek legend about a musician who played their instrument to ...

Known to be the smallest of porpoises and all species within the order Cetacea in terms of size, the vaquita can grow up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) long.

The five cetacean species the team documented, and their current IUCN statuses, were: Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni, ...

It’s among the smallest cetacean species—you could cradle one across your open arms, although you would be hard pressed to find one, because there are only a few dozen, if that many, still alive.

Various cetacean species are known to inhabit the Hellenic Trench off Greece in the summer, but until now little has been known about their winter whereabouts.

Cetacean interbreeding has been documented before, notably among narwhals and belugas and between two species of pilot whales, combinations attributed largely to warming seas pushing these animals ...

A proposal to establish a sanctuary for whales and other cetacean species in the southern Atlantic Ocean was rejected at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) on Thursday ...