Latest about Whales
Nearly 30 pilot whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand
Pilot whales frequently strand at Farewell Spit, a remote beach.
Pod of orcas frees a humpback whale from certain death. Was it intentional?
A pod of orcas frees an entangled humpback whale off Western Australia. But were they really trying to rescue it?
Real-life Moby Dick spotted off the coast of Jamaica
Sailors aboard a gas tanker spotted and filmed a rare encounter with a white sperm whale near Jamaica.
Baleen whales eat three times more than scientists once thought
Baleen whales' eating habits trigger ripple effects through the entire ocean food web.
Lone beluga whale spotted 1,500 miles from home, and nobody knows why
It's a mystery why a beluga, normally an Arctic and subarctic whale, is swimming near Seattle.
Dead humpback whale that beached in New York had human-caused injuries
A whale that was found belly-up on a New York beach likely died of injuries caused by interactions with people.
Walking whale ancestor named after Egyptian god of death
Meet Phiomicetus anubis, a semiaquatic whale that lived in what is now Egypt 43 million years ago.
'Unimaginable' video shows great white sharks ripping humpback whale carcass to shreds
NOAA researchers stumbled upon a gang of great white sharks scavenging a dead humpback whale calf off the coast of Boston. Now, they're sharing the footage.
