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The whale swam nearly 20 miles upriver before scientists caught up to it.

Two young beluga whales that were on show in an aquarium in Shanghai have now arrived at a seawater sanctuary off Iceland. This is the first time they've seen the sea in more than a decade.

A humpback whale attacked two swimmers with its fins and sent them to the hospital

A new park in Oregon gets its name from an explosive event in 1970: the dynamiting of a dead, beached sperm whale.

Researchers popped suction-cup cameras on the backs of baby humpback whales and captured a rare glimpse into the life of a nursing whale.

Strandings of healthy gray whales increase with the prevalence of solar storms.

Whale experts who visited the scene described the amount of plastic in the animal's body as 'horrific.'

Scientists recorded a blue whale's heartbeat for the first time, and found that the world's largest creatures can survive on just two beats per minute while diving for food.

Underwater and airborne cameras recently captured an astounding sight: feeding whales producing bubble nets to trap their prey.

Talk about feeling down-in-the-mouth.