There is excitement and concern for North Atlantic right whale mother and calf spotted in busy shipping lanes.

Visitors can book a whale-watching boat trip to get up close. However, Bodega Head—part of Sonoma Coast State Park—is one of ...

A man who was scooped up by a humpback whale before being released has described his terror during the extraordinary moment caught on video.

The Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale species that has faced significant threats due to historical whaling practices. Understanding their ecology and conservation needs ...

Southern right whale populations were decimated after nearly 300 years of hunting in the South Atlantic. An international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), travels to the ...

Most of us are familiar with whale song, but new research suggests that the structure of the song - the individual parts that ...

From mammoth African elephants to giant whales, let's take a look at the 8 largest mammals that inhabit our planet.

Koala and Curlew, two endangered female North Atlantic right whales have gone off course, perplexing researchers.

It’s unusual for right whales to travel around the southern tip of Florida and into the Gulf, and it’s also unusual for two adult females to travel together, said Julie Albert, with the Blue ...

Blue whales are not just the largest animals alive today, but the largest animals to ever live on Earth. They can stretch ...

A pair of rare and critically endangered whales has journeyed past their usual course, appearing in the Gulf Coast where they ...

More than 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales, about 20 percent of the total population, were spotted off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine this week, prompting officials to warn boaters ...