Researchers using a new drone say they have observed killer whales finding and modifying stalks of kelp to preen each other.

Six middle-aged women in bright yellow rubber suits and life jackets hurry the last 10 metres to the riverbank. Their feet ...

But while toothed whales, including sperm whales, pilot whales, and beluga whales, use sound for echolocation—at more than 200 decibels, a sperm whale’s clicks are so loud the vibrations could ...

Toothed whales use sound to find their way around, detect objects, and catch fish. They can investigate their environment by making clicking sounds, and then decoding the "echoic return signal ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (June 9, 2025) -- Toothed whales use sound to find their way around, detect objects, and catch fish. They can investigate their environment by making clicking sounds, ...

NORWALK, Conn. — Ever wondered what it’s like inside a whale? The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is inviting visitors to find out during a special World Ocean Day celebration on Sunday, June 8. A ...

She played back "amazing, wild sounds," Stafford recalls. "They weren’t bearded seals, they weren't narwhals, so they must be bowhead whales.". A typical bowhead song lasts for between 45 to 90 ...

Since the whale-watching season began in late May, humpback, fin and minke whales have already been spotted on the tours. In 2024, the juvenile whale was seen in the shallow Piscataqua River and ...

The Montara Beach whale was the 14th dead whale in the region since the start of the year — 13 of those were gray whales and one was a minke whale. Since May 21 alone, ...

The whale will remain on the beach to naturally decompose. A 53-foot male sperm whale that washed ashore near Seaside was killed by a vessel strike, researchers determined after performing a necropsy.

A total of 15 whales, including 14 gray whales and one minke whale, have died so far in 2025, according to a joint press release from California Academy of Sciences and the Marine Mammal Center.