Latest about Whales
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.
Beaked whales can hold their breath for over 3 hours (and possibly longer)
These deep-diving whales can stay submerged for more than an hour longer than once thought, and recover surprisingly quickly.
Mass stranding event beaches 450 whales in Tasmania
It's the worst stranding event the Australian island has ever seen.
Lost humpback whale abandoned by friends in croc-infested river in Australia
The whale swam nearly 20 miles upriver before scientists caught up to it.
