Latest about Whales
40 beached whales 'refloated' in New Zealand
Some conservationists are worried that the whales might get stuck on shore again, though.
Humpback whale survives 4-hour attack by gang of orcas
Whale watchers in Bermer Bay, Australia witnessed two pods of killer whales trying and failing to kill a young male humpback.
Critically endangered baby whale washes up dead on Florida coast
An endangered whale calf has been found dead on a beach in Florida with signs it was hit by a boat. Fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales are left on Earth.
Stressful animation shows blue whale dodging hundreds of ships while trying to feed
Scientists recently animated the hazards of being a blue whale that's trying to avoid collisions with ships at sea.
Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already endangered)
A 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) whale that washed ashore in the Florida Everglades in January 2019 turns out to be a completely new species. And it's already considered endangered, scientists say.
Dead whale in the Mediterranean probably 'one of the largest' ever found
Italian divers discovered the corpse of a large finback whale near Naples. Authorities say it could be one of the largest whales ever found in the Mediterranean.
2 calves of one of world's most endangered large whales spotted
Two newborn whales were spotted swimming off the U.S. coast, giving researchers hope for a critically endangered whale species.
Antarctica's blue whales return to South Georgia a century after they were nearly wiped out
The critically-endangered blue whale has returned to the waters near the remote island of South Georgia near Antarctica, almost 100 years after they were nearly made extinct.
