Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the ...

A drone photographer had a rewarding day off the coast of Southern California recently, spotting gray and humpback whales in ...

A sixth dead gray whale has been found in San Francisco Bay, with the cause of death unknown due to decomposition.

The vaquita is a rare species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California. Vaquitas ...

Baleen whales shift huge amounts of nutrients, including nitrogen, from high-latitude feeding waters to tropical breeding ...

As he descended, a hulking mass took shape below him. There, at an exceptionally shallow 115 feet, lay the body of a baby gray whale. Whale falls are usually not seen by human divers. Typically ...

The Sri Lankan whales are out there somewhere, he said. “We may not know the specifics until our research unlocks facts. I hope they have found a place where there’s plenty of food ...

Fin whales are the second-largest whale species on the planet and have a “distinctive coloration – black or dark brownish-gray on the back and sides and white on the underside,” according to ...

Hands while caressing and touching a grey whale. Image via Depositphotos. The recent sighting of a gray whale near Nantucket has captivated the scientific community. Once thought extinct in the ...