Rescuers have freed a humpback whale that was caught up in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye. The mammal was spotted by a member of the public being in difficulty at the Invertote salmon ...

A sperm whale washed ashore on Cuttyhunk Island off Cape Cod Sunday, the International Fund for Animal Welfare said in a statement. The most recent whale discovery is part of a series of whale ...

A humpback whale has got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope at a fish farm off Skye. Organic Sea Harvest said it had suspended normal operations at its Invertote site in the north of ...

An orca calf less than 24 hours old has been spotted in a rare sighting of a newborn killer whale in Western Australia. The animals are regularly seen off Bremer Bay in summer, but calves are ...

How big they are: Up to 32 feet (9.8 meters) long How long they live: Up to 100 years, but usually around 25 to 50 years What they eat: Fish, seals, seabirds, squid, sharks, and even whales Orcas ...

Southern right whales have lifespans that reach well past 100 years, and 10% may live past 130 years, according to our new research published in the journal Science Advances. Some of these ...

The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales. By Simon J. Levien The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew a proposal to ...

A new study indicates that right whales have extremely long lifespans of 130 years or more, adding to growing evidence of extreme whale longevity. The research draws attention to the plight of ...

Lines wrapped around a humpback whale in waters in Kahana off West Maui were cut as part of a whale rescue on Jan. 9. Another whale rescue took place on Jan. 8 off Lahaina. Courtesy photo Two ...

BOSTON - About 75 North Atlantic right whales, representing about 20% of the critically endangered species' population worldwide, have gathered in an area off the coast of New England. A aerial ...

ADDITIONAL 2500 ANIMALS. NOW, 6:45 AND NOAH OF NEW ENGLAND IS WARNING BOATERS ABOUT A LARGE GROUP OF NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES FORAGING NEAR PORTSMOUTH. THEY WERE SEEN NEAR JAFFREY LEDGE.

The bodies of two male melon-headed whales were found 50 miles apart along the southeastern coast of the United States―one of them on the North Shore of Tybee Island. Staff from the city of ...