A whale of a tale, indeed. On May 24, scientists were shocked and excited to spot a North Pacific right whale — one of the rarest whale species in the world — off the coast of Marin County ...

Right whales were hunted for oil, meat, and apparel materials — for corset stays, umbrella ribs, and buggy whips — until the early 20th century. Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the ...

Mating rituals and gestation times are believed to be similar to those of North Pacific right whales, with the whales nuzzling and caressing one another during courtship and an average gestation time ...

after one of the world's rarest whales was spotted on Friday. Photos of the North Pacific right whale seen just three miles west of Point Reyes taken by researchers aboard the NOAA ship ...