A beluga whale is hard to mistake for a mermaid unless you're at sea for months, and it's the first thing you see. Here's how ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — For three years, federal agents say a South Carolina man quietly trafficked parts from endangered sperm whales, selling them online. This week, he admitted to the entire thing.

People on a whale watching expedition were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience on Sunday, April 6, as a humpback whale rose out of the water within feet of their boat. The curious whale, ...

A routine day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom took an unexpected turn on April 9 when the fan-favorite stage show, Finding Nemo: The Big Blue… and Beyond!, came to an abrupt halt midway through the ...

In 2022 Carla Crossman was analyzing the genes of southern right whales when she came across something unexpected. Decades earlier, in 1989, researchers had used special crossbows to collect small ...

VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. — There’s new hope in the J Pod of endangered Southern Resident orca whales. A new calf has arrived! On Apr. 6, Center for Whale Research biologist Mark Malleson spotted ...

A rare juvenile minke whale that had repeatedly been seen stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized Tuesday after officials determined the mammal had little chance for survival. The ...

A critically endangered killer whale group has welcomed a new calf after it was spotted for the first time near Washington. The Southern Resident killer whale baby was discovered April 6 in the ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of ...

The whales, named Koala and Curlew, “appear to be in good health,” officials says. However, they face dangers from potentially deadly boat strikes due to being close to shore at a tourism hot ...