The whales spotted, ranging from smaller calves to big adults, put on “quite a show,” the group said. The “gentle giants” ...

Students in North Carolina witnessed a surprising humpback whale swimming among dolphins during a routine research trip led by Dr. Kimberly Jones.

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All of California was swept up in Humphrey fever when the wayward humpback whale found himself stuck twice in the Bay Area.

Meet Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins who speak in synch and dedicate themselves to animal conservation.

Scientists are closer than ever to deciphering sperm whale communication. Their breakthroughs could open the door to expanded whale rights and even legal personhood. A pod of sperm whales swims ...

A toxin released by one of the largest algae blooms on record off the Southern California coast was linked to the deaths of a humpback whale in Huntington Beach and a minke whale in Long Beach.

A team examined the whale on the beach. The death comes amid a severe domoic acid outbreak. A young humpback whale recently washed up on a Ventura beach, one of several found dead during a severe ...

NEW BEDFORD — It's officially a sign that summer is approaching with Pier 3's The Whale's Tail set to reopen for the season on May 2. Next to the The Black Whale and behind Mirasol's Cafe ...

THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN AFTER A GRAY WHALE WASHED UP IN ALAMEDA ON MONDAY. OTHER WHALES HAVE WASHED UP IN THE MARIN HEADLANDS AND FORT POINT. A RARE MINKE WHALE HAD TO BE EUTHANIZED NEAR EMERYVILLE.

A Jupiter resident captured video of a humpback whale breaching close to shore in Palm Beach County. Experts say while humpbacks are common in South Florida during winter, this whale's proximity to ...